Early Developmental Activities and Computing Proficiency
Quintin I. Cutts, Elizabeth Patitsas, Elizabeth C. Cole, Peter Donaldson, Bedour Alshaigy, Mirela Gutica, Arto Hellas, Edurne Larraza-Mendiluze, Robert McCartney, Charles P. Riedesel · 2018
As countries adopt computing education for all pupils from primary school upwards, there are challenging indicators: significant proportions of students who choose to study computing at universities fail the introductory courses, and the evidence for links between formal education outcomes and success in CS is limited. Yet, as we know, some students succeed without prior computing experience. Why is this?