Yihuan Dong

Works (6)

Updated: September 12th, 2023 05:01

2023 article

A Case Study on When and How Novices Use Code Examples in Open-Ended Programming

Wang, W., Rao, Y., Kwatra, A., Milliken, A., Dong, Y., Gomes, N., … Price, T. (2023, June 29). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, ITICSE 2023, VOL 1, pp. 82–88.

By: W. Wang  n, Y. Rao  n, A. Kwatra  n, A. Milliken  n, Y. Dong n, N. Gomes n, S. Martin  n, V. Catété n  ...

author keywords: open-ended programming; code examples; block-based programming; novice programming
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Educational Games and Gamification; Software Engineering Research
TL;DR: This study conducts a study with 12 pairs of high school students working on open-ended game design projects, using a system that allows students to browse examples based on their functionality, and to view and copy the example code. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: September 11, 2023

2021 article

Exploring and Influencing Teacher Grading for Block-based Programs through Rubrics and the GradeSnap Tool

Milliken, A., Cateté, V., Limke, A., Gransbury, I., Chipman, H., Dong, Y., & Barnes, T. (2021, August 16). ICER 2021: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17TH ACM CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL COMPUTING EDUCATION RESEARCH.

By: A. Milliken n, V. Cateté n , A. Limke n, I. Gransbury n, H. Chipman n, Y. Dong n, T. Barnes n

author keywords: block-based languages; grading and assessment tools; secondary teacher tools
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Experimental Learning in Engineering; Innovative Teaching Methods
TL;DR: This research is the first to examine teacher grading processes for computer science, and highlights the need for teacher preparation and support for providing programming feedback and assessment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 4, 2022

2021 article

You Really Need Help: Exploring Expert Reasons for Intervention During Block-based Programming Assignments

Dong, Y., Shabrina, P., Marwan, S., & Barnes, T. (2021, August 16).

By: Y. Dong n, P. Shabrina n, S. Marwan n & T. Barnes n

author keywords: novice programming; proactive intervention; block-based environments; programming assignments; expert intervention
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning; Online Learning and Analytics
TL;DR: This work studied human tutors’ reasons for providing interventions during two introductory programming assignments in a block-based environment and sheds light on when and why students might need programming interventions. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 4, 2022

2019 conference paper

CEO: A Triangulated Evaluation of a Modeling-Based CT-Infused CS Activity for Non-CS Middle Grade Students

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Global Computing Education - CompEd '19, 58–64.

By: N. Lytle n, V. Cateté n , Y. Dong n, D. Boulden n , B. Akram n, J. Houchins n, T. Barnes n, E. Wiebe n 

Contributors: N. Lytle n, V. Cateté n , Y. Dong n, D. Boulden n , B. Akram n, J. Houchins n, T. Barnes n, E. Wiebe n 

author keywords: Computational Thinking; Modeling and Simulation; Assessment
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Educational Games and Gamification; Experimental Learning in Engineering
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Added: July 22, 2019

2018 article

Infusing computational thinking into middle grade science classrooms

Cateté, V., Lytle, N., Dong, Y., Boulden, D., Akram, B., Houchins, J., … Boyer, K. (2018, October 3). WIPSCE'18: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 13TH WORKSHOP IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COMPUTING EDUCATION, pp. 109–114.

By: V. Cateté n , N. Lytle n, Y. Dong n, D. Boulden n , B. Akram n, J. Houchins n, T. Barnes n, E. Wiebe n  ...

Contributors: V. Cateté n , N. Lytle n, Y. Dong n, D. Boulden n , B. Akram n, J. Houchins n, T. Barnes n, E. Wiebe n  ...

author keywords: Professional Development; STEM plus C; Computational Thinking
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research; Experimental Learning in Engineering
TL;DR: Initial lessons learned while conducting design-based implementation research on integrating computational thinking into middle school science classes are presented and case studies suggest that several factors including teacher engagement, teacher attitudes, student prior experience with CS/CT, and curriculum design can all impact student engagement in integrated science-CT lessons. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 28, 2019

2017 article

Evaluation of a template-based puzzle generator for an educational programming game

Dong, Y., & Barnes, T. (2017, August 14).

By: Y. Dong n & T. Barnes n

author keywords: Educational games; puzzle generation; template-based; procedural content generation
topics (OpenAlex): Artificial Intelligence in Games; Educational Games and Gamification; Video Analysis and Summarization
TL;DR: It is shown that the template-based, automatic puzzle generator can generate puzzles with expert-designed educational goals while saving experts more than 80% of creation time, and these puzzles exhibit structural and visual novelty compared to expert-created puzzles. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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