Can everybody learn to code?

Rebecca Vivian, Katrina E. Falkner, Claudia Szabo · 2014

Recently, we have seen a wave of initiatives that encourage everybody (from children to adults) to learn to code and many countries implement new K-12 computing curricula. However, research has identified the numerous challenges experienced by students learning to code. With much of the literature focused on student perceptions and capabilities, what insight might the computer science (CS) community offer about learning to code that may guide future directions in K-12 practice and research?

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