Tidigare forskning

Fokus är följande: (a) Lärandestudier (lerning studies) av inledande programmering (dvs använder variationsteori). (b) Forskningsresultat om inledande programmering ur variationsteoriperspektiv. Exempelvis Variation theory applied to students’ conceptions of computer programming. Den är dock inte en lärandestudie (learning study), men tillämpar variationsteori. (c) Lektionsstudier (lesson studies) och (d) annan forskningslitteratur som inte utgått från variationsteorin, analysera resultaten med variationsteori. Litteratur om "misconceptions" är exempelvis väldigt intressant.

Nyckelord för sökningar

• Google Scholar: "variation theory" programming CS1, inkluderade den första artikeln i resultaten.

Studier med variationsteori

Learning studies (a)

Andra studier med variationsteori (b)

Variation theory applied to students’ conceptions of computer programming

Variation theory applied to students’ conceptions of computer programming av Thuné och Eckerdal (UpCERG):

The present work has its focus on university-level engineering education students that do not intend to major in computer science but still have to take a mandatory programming course. Phenomenography and variation theory are applied to empirical data from a study of students’ conceptions of computer programming. A phenomenographic outcome space is presented, with five qualitatively different categories of description of students’ ways of seeing computer programming. Moreover, dimensions of variation related to these categories are identified. Based on this discussion it is suggested how to use patterns of variation in order to support students’ learning of computer programming. Finally, results from a pilot study demonstrate the successful application of two patterns of variation in a computer lab assignment.

Lesson studies (c)

Övriga studier (d)