New perspectives on the pedagogy of programming in a developing country context

References

• ACM Information Technology Curriculum Committee . 2005 . Computing curricula: Information technology Retrieved from http://www.acm.org/education/education/curric_vols/IT_October_2005.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Anderson , L.W. , Krathwohl , D.R. , Airasian , P.W. , Cruikshank , K.A. , Mayer , R.E. and Pintrich , P.R. 2001 . A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives , New York , NY : Addison Wesley Longman .
   Google Scholar
• Apiola , M. , Moisseinen , N. and Tedre , M. Results from an action research approach for designing CS1 learning environments in Tanzania . To be presented in ASEE/IEEE FIE'12 frontiers in education conference . October 3–6 .
   Google Scholar
• Apiola , M. , Oroma , J. and Tedre , M. Improving programming education in Tanzania: Teachers' and students' perceptions . Proceedings of the ASEE/IEEE FIE'11 Frontiers in Education Conference . October 12–15 .
   Google Scholar
• Apiola , M. and Tedre , M. Towards a contextualized pedagogy for programming education in Tanzania . Proceedings of IEEE Africon 2011 Conference . September 13–15 .
   Google Scholar
• Biggs , J. and Tang , C. 2011 . Teaching for quality learning at university: What the student does , (4th ed.) , Berkshire, UK : McGraw-Hill Education .
   Google Scholar
• Bloom , B.S. , Englehart , M.D. , Furst , E.J. , Hill , W.H. and Krathwohl , D.R. 1956 . Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals. Handbook I: Cognitive domain , New York , NY : Longmans .
   Google Scholar
• Duke , R. , Salzman , E. , Burmeister , J. , Poon , J. and Murray , L. Teaching programming to beginners – choosing the language is just the first step . Proceedings of the Australasian conference on Computing education, ACSE '00 . pp. 79 – 86 . New York , NY : ACM .
   Google Scholar
• Entwistle , N. 2007 . “ Research into student learning and university teaching ” . In Student learning and university teaching psychological aspects of education–current trends , Edited by: Entwistle , N. and Tomlinson , P. 1 – 18 . Leicester, UK : The British Psychological Society . (The British Journal of Educational Psychology (BJEP) Monograph Series II)
   Google Scholar
• Entwistle , N. , Skinner , D. , Entwistle , D. and Orr , S. 2000 . Conceptions and beliefs about “Good Teaching”: An integration of contrasting research areas . Higher Education Research & Development , 19 ( 1 ) : 5 – 26 .
   Google Scholar
• Farrant , J.S. 1981 . Principles and practice of education , (2nd ed.) , UK : Longman .
   Google Scholar
• Farrell , G. and Shafika , I. 2007 . “ ICT and education series ” . In Survey of ICT and education in Africa: A summary report, based on 53 country surveys , Washington , DC : infoDev/World Bank .
   Google Scholar
• Hoskins , S.L. and Newstead , S.E. 2009 . “ Encouraging student motivation ” . In A handbook for teaching and learning in higher education , 3rd ed. , Edited by: Fry , H. , Ketteridge , S. and Marshall , S. 27 – 39 . New York , NY : Routledge .
   Google Scholar
• Kemppainen , J. 2006 . Building ICT facilities for education in a developing country. Analysis of an ICT project at Tumaini University/Iringa University College 2000–2004 (Master's thesis, University of Joensuu, Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Joensuu, Finland)
   Google Scholar
• Kirschner , P.A. , Sweller , J. and Clark , R.E. 2006 . Why minimal guidance during instruction does not work: An analysis of the failure of constructivist, discovery, problem-based, experiential, and inquiry-based teaching . Educational Psychologist , 41 : 75 – 86 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kotovsky , K. 2003 . “ Problem solving – large/small, hard/easy, conscious/nonconscious, problem-space/problem-solver: The issue of dichotomization ” . Edited by: Davidson , J.E. and Sternberg , R.J. 373 – 384 . Cambridge , , UK : Cambridge University Press . The psychology of problem solving (
   Google Scholar
• Kurhila , J. and Vihavainen , A. Management, structures and tools to scale up personal advising in large programming courses . Proceedings of the 2011 Conference on Information Technology Education, SIGITE '11 . pp. 3 – 8 . New York , NY : ACM .
   Google Scholar
• Loft Rasmussen , S. and Larsen , E. 2008 . Social empowerment through ICT education: An empirical analysis of an ICT-educational program in Tanzania (Master's thesis, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark)
   Google Scholar
• Lwaitama , A.F. , Mtalo , E.G. and Mboma , L. 2001 . The multi-dimensional crisis of education in Tanzania: Debate and action , Dar es Salaam , , Tanzania : University of Dar es Salaam Convocation .
   Google Scholar
• Marton , F. 2005 . “ Approaches to learning ” . In The experience of learning: implications for teaching and studying in higher education , 3rd ed. , Edited by: Marton , F. , Hounsell , D. and Entwistle , N. 39 – 58 . Edinburgh , , UK : University of Edinburgh, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment .
   Google Scholar
• Marton , F. , Beaty , E. and Dall'Alba , G. 1993 . Conceptions of learning . International Journal of Educational Research , 19 : 277 – 300 .
   Google Scholar
• Marton , F. and Säljö , R. 1976 . On qualitative differences in learning – 2: Outcome as a function of the learner's conception of the task . British Journal of Educational Psychology , 46 : 115 – 127 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meisalo , V. and Lavonen , J. 2000 . Bits and processes on markets and webs: An analysis of virtuality, reality and metaphors in a modern learning environment . Tietoa ja toimintaa: Journal of Teacher Researcher , 6 : 10 – 27 .
   Google Scholar
• Mgaya , K. 1994 . “ Development of information technology in Tanzania ” . In Information technology in selected countries , Edited by: Drew , E.P. and Foster , F.G. Tokyo , , Japan : United Nations University .
   Google Scholar
• Moneta , G.B. and Csíkszentmihályi , M. 1999 . Models of concentration in natural environments: A comparative approach based on streams of experiential data . Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal , 27 : 603 – 637 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Newell , A. and Simon , H.A. 1972 . Human problem solving , Englewood Cliffs , NJ : Prentice-Hall .
   Google Scholar
• Nuutila , E. , Törmä , S. and Malmi , L. 2005 . PBL and computer programming – The seven steps method with adaptations . Computer Science Education , 15 : 123 – 142 .
   Google Scholar
• O'Grady , M.J. 2012 . Practical problem-based learning in computing education . Transactions on Computing Education , 12 : 10 1–10:16
   Google Scholar
• Palumbo , D.B. 1990 . Programming language/problem-solving research: A review of relevant issues . Review of Educational Research , 60 ( 1 ) : 65 – 89 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pears , A. , Seidman , S. , Malmi , L. , Mannila , L. , Adams , E. and Bennedsen , J. 2007 . A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming . SIGCSE Bulletin , 39 : 204 – 223 .
   Google Scholar
• Perry , W.G. Jr. 1970 . Forms of intellectual and ethical development in the college years: A scheme , New York , NY : Holt .
   Google Scholar
• Pretz , J.E. , Adams , N.J. and Sternberg , R. 2003 . “ Recognizing, defining, and representing problems ” . In The psychology of problem solving , Edited by: Davidson , J.E. and Sternberg , R.J. 3 – 30 . Cambridge , , UK : Cambridge University Press .
   Google Scholar
• Qorro , M.A.S. 2001 . “ The language medium of instruction in Tanzania secondary schools ” . In The multi-dimensional crisis of education in Tanzania: debate and action , Edited by: Lwaitama , A.F. , Mtalo , E.G. and Mboma , L. 105 – 117 . Dar es Salaam , , Tanzania : University of Dar es Salaam Convocation .
   Google Scholar
• Richardson , J.T.E. 1999 . The concepts and methods of phenomenographic research . Review of Educational Research , 69 ( 1 ) : 53 – 82 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Richardson , J.T.E. 2005 . Students' approaches to learning and teachers' approaches to teaching in higher education . Educational Psychology , 25 : 673 – 680 .
   Google Scholar
• Robins , A. , Rountree , J. and Rountree , N. 2003 . Learning and teaching programming: A review and discussion . Computer Science Education , 13 : 137 – 172 .
   Google Scholar
• Rutashobya , L.K. and Olomi , D.R. 2001 . “ The making of an entrepreneur ” . In The multi-dimensional crisis of education in Tanzania: Debate and action , Edited by: Lwaitama , A.F. , Mtalo , E.G. and Mboma , L. 144 – 152 . Dar es Salaam , , Tanzania : University of Dar es Salaam Convocation .
   Google Scholar
• Ryan , R.M. and Deci , E.L. 2000a . Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions . Contemporary Educational Psychology , 25 ( 1 ) : 54 – 67 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ryan , R.M. and Deci , E.L. 2000b . Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being . American Psychologist , 55 ( 1 ) : 68 – 78 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ryan , R.M. and Deci , E.L. 2001 . On happiness and human potentials: A review of research on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being . Annual Review of Psychology , 52 : 141 – 166 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sajaniemi , J. and Kuittinen , M. 2008 . From procedures to objects: A research agenda for the psychology of object-oriented programming education . Human Technology: An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in ICT Environments , 4 ( 1 ) : 75 – 91 .
   Google Scholar
• Schmidt , H.G. , Loyens , S.M.M. , van Gog , T. and Paas , F. 2007 . Problem-based learning is compatible with human cognitive architecture: Commentary on Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006) . Educational Psychologist , 42 : 91 – 97 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schweisfurth , M. 2011 . Learner-centred education in developing country contexts: From solution to problem? . International Journal of Educational Development , 31 : 425 – 432 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sikoyo , L. 2010 . Contextual challenges of implementing learner-centred pedagogy: The case of the problem-solving approach in Uganda . Cambridge Journal of Education , 40 : 247 – 263 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Skinner , B.F. 1953 . Science and human behavior , New York , NY : Macmillan .
   Google Scholar
• Tedre , M. , Apiola , M. and Oroma , J. Developing IT education in Tanzania: Empowering students . Proceedings of the FIE'11 Frontiers in Education Conference . October 12–15 .
   Google Scholar
• Tedre , M. , Bangu , N. and Nyagava , S.I. 2009 . Contextualized IT education in Tanzania: Beyond standard IT curricula . Journal of Information Technology Education , 8 ( 1 ) : 101 – 124 .
   Google Scholar
• Tedre , M. and Kamppuri , M. Students' perspectives on challenges of IT education in rural Tanzania . Proceedings of IST-Africa 2009 Conference . May–8 6 . Edited by: Cunningham , P. and Cunningham , M.
   Google Scholar
• The Task Force on Higher Education in Developing Countries . 2000 . Higher education in developing countries: Peril and promise , Washington , D.C : World Bank .
   Google Scholar
• Trigwell , K. , Prosser , M. and Waterhouse , F. 1999 . Relations between teachers' approaches to teaching and students' approaches to learning . Higher Education , 37 ( 1 ) : 57 – 70 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Winslow , L.E. 1996 . Programming pedagogy – a psychological overview . SIGCSE Bulletin , 28 : 17 – 22 .
   Google Scholar
• Zaky , A.A. 1989 . Developing engineers: Some reflections on university education in developing countries . IEE Review , 35 : 229 – 232 .
   Google Scholar