Debugging the Divide: Exploring Men's and Women's Motivations and Engagement in Computer Science MOOCs

Within the field of computer science (CS), women are under-represented in the workforce and education settings. As Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) grow in popularity, understanding the gender differences in reasons for enrolment and engagement remains crucial to improving learner outcomes. This study investigates why men and women enrol in...

Visualizing Complexity: Kernel Density Estimation in University Education: Investigating Misconceptions, Challenges, and the Role of Prior Knowledge in Comprehending KDE

This research investigates the improvement of Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) comprehension in a university context via visualization-enhanced teaching. The study tackles KDE misconceptions, the efficacy of visual aids, and the role of previous mathematical and machine learning knowledge. Using a mix of literature review, survey, and...

Grading 600+ students: A Case Study on Peer and Self Grading

Grading large classes has become a challenging and expensive task for many universities. The Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), located in the Netherlands, has observed a large increase in student numbers over the past few years. Given the large growth of the student population, grading all the submissions results in high costs. We...

Pragmatic software testing education

Software testing is an important topic in software engineering education, and yet highly challenging from an educational perspective: students are required to learn several testing techniques, to be able to distinguish the right technique to apply, to evaluate the quality of their test suites, and to write maintainable test code. In this paper,...

It's in your pocket: A MOOC about programming for kids and the role of OER in teaching and learning contexts

Programming is considered as an essential skill in the 21st century. Visual programming languages and age-appropriate development environments allow an easy entry into this field. Nevertheless, it is very challenging to bring those skills in a very short time frame to schools, to their teachers, and to school children themselves. Therefore, Graz...