Fostering Self-Regulated learning in Introductory Computer Programming Course
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In this paper, we describe strategies we have used to foster selfregulated learning (SRL) in computer programming course in order to enhance the learning process. Strategies include direct instructions, guided practice and feedback, they were implemented using different tools to train student on SRL skills. Students in this course were enrolled in two sections randomly, one section was considered the treatment group where we implemented these strategies, while the other section represented the control group. In order to investigate the effectiveness of these strategies, we used indirect and direct assessments. Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire(MSLQ) was used as indirect assessment to assess students’ awareness of SRL skills in the treatment group comparing to others in the control group. Students performance in both groups was used as direct assessment. The results show that these strategies improve students’ Self-regulation in learning computer programing, consequently students who were trained on using SRL skills outperformed those who were not.
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