Investigating challenges of debugging tasks in an undergraduate computational thinking course

• In Event: DELT- Investigating challenges of debugging tasks in an undergraduate computational thinking course

Short Description

While debugging is a critical application of computational thinking (CT), it has not been getting enough attention in CT research studies in higher education. This exploratory qualitative study aims to identify students’ debugging challenges in Scratch, a block-based programming language. We analyzed students' coding journals through open-coding and convenient content analysis. The findings show the most challenging block categories and challenges from debugging projects. We also suggest some pedagogical strategies to support teaching and learning computational thinking skills through debugging activities.

Authors

• Contributor: Min Huang, Texas Tech University

• Presenter: Jongpil Cheon, Texas Tech University

• Contributor: Eunsung Park, Tennessee Tech University

• Contributor: Rebekah Fan, Texas Tech University