Students' experiences and attitudes towards learning computer science

Anne-Kathrin Peters, A. Pears
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Low enrollment and high drop-out rates in computer science (CS) have led to an alarming decrease in number of graduates in western countries. What are students' learning experiences, how do these affect their attitudes towards learning CS? This question was explored by investigating diverse students, of a broad study program with courses in humanities and technology, at the end of an introductory course in CS (CS1), which has been designed to enhance students' engagement. The results of a first questionnaire were remarkably positive: All students reflected their experiences as overall positive. Almost half of the students stated, that they had been skeptical towards learning CS before the course. All of these students described positive transformations of attitudes. These results provided an interesting starting point for further research using interviews: What exactly have these students experienced and how do they reason about future engagement? We point out students' experiences that were crucial for a positive transformation of attitudes as well as critical aspects in students' reasoning on future engagement in CS.
学生学习计算机科学的经验和态度
在西方国家,计算机科学(CS)的低入学率和高辍学率导致了毕业生人数的惊人减少。学生的学习经历是什么,这些经历如何影响他们对CS学习的态度?这个问题是通过调查不同的学生来探讨的,在一个广泛的研究项目中,包括人文和技术课程,在CS (CS1)的入门课程结束时,这是为了提高学生的参与度。第一份问卷的结果是非常积极的:所有的学生都反映了他们的经历总体上是积极的。几乎一半的学生表示,他们在课程之前对学习计算机科学持怀疑态度。所有这些学生都描述了态度的积极转变。这些结果为通过访谈进行的进一步研究提供了一个有趣的起点:这些学生究竟经历了什么,他们如何推断未来的参与?我们指出,学生的经历对态度的积极转变至关重要,对学生未来参与计算机科学的推理也至关重要。
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