Co-Designing Classroom Practice to Improve Student Attention and Engagement in Computer Science Degree Programmes

Emma Anderson, Christina Vasiliou, Tom Crick

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Abstract

Educators have long researched student attention and how this influences learning, teaching and assessment. Focusing on how this specifically impacts upon CS education, we present early work that constructs a deeper understanding of CS student attention during learning and teaching activities, alongside co-designing a set of recommendations. We conducted an in-depth analysis of student perspectives and experiences related to their attention in CS courses through diaries and focus groups, working with students as partners on recommendations for increasing student attention and engagement. The outcomes of this preliminary work provides the foundation for developing future engagement activities and targeted interventions for undergraduate CS students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITiCSE 2022 - Proceedings of the 27th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages629
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9781450392006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jul 2022
Event27th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2022 - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 8 Jul 202213 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameAnnual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1942-647X

Conference

Conference27th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2022
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period8/07/2213/07/22

Keywords

  • attention
  • co-design
  • digital distraction
  • student engagement

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