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Teaching Computing: What the research says

Research reading, by Terry Freedman

Here is a quick heads-up. Over at Sec-Ed I’ve looked at such weighty questions as what do we know about the pedagogy of teaching Computing, do teachers spot students’ misconceptions, can general principles of instruction be applied to the teaching of Computing, and a few other questions.

To read this amazingly incisive yet concise summary of the research in these areas — well, not all of the research: I did have a word limit you know — go and read this article:

Teaching Computing: what the research says