Aletta Nylén
Lecturer at Department of Information Technology; Vi3; Computing Education Research
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 71 22
- E-mail:
- aletta.nylen@it.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Hus 10, Regementsvägen 10
- Postal address:
- Box 337
751 05 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Dr. Aletta Nylén is a member of the Uppsala Computing Education Research Group, UpCERG. Her research interests focuses around understanding how educational settings can support students' development into successful STEM, and in particular computing, professionals.
Keywords
- computing education
- engineering education
- competence-based education

Publications
Selection of publications
What Do I Need To Learn? Computing Competence Described by Novice Students
Part of Proc. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024
Capital in Computing Education: Investigating Factors Underlying Participation
Part of Proceedings of the 2024 Conference Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, vol 1, ITICSE 2024, p. 129-135, 2024
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Computer science club for girls and boys – a survey study on gender differences
Part of Computer Science Education, p. 431-461, 2021
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How students get going: Triggers for students' learning in project-based education
Part of Proc. 23rd Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p. 117-122, 2018
Part of 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2018
Understanding initial undergraduate expectations and identity in computing studies
Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 201-218, 2018
Exploring the critical incident technique to encourage reflection during project-based learning
Part of Proc. 17th International Conference on Computing Education, p. 88-97, 2017
Open-ended projects opened up – aspects of openness
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
Why are we here?: Student perspectives on the goal of STEM higher education
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
Part of Proc. 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2016
Multidimensional analysis of creative coding MOOC forums: a methodological discussion
Part of Proc. 15th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 137-141, 2015
Using Forward Reachability Analysis for Verification of Timed Petri Nets
Part of Nordic Journal of Computing, p. 1-42, 2007
SAT-solving the Coverability Problem for Unbounded Petri Nets
Part of Formal methods in system design, p. 25-43, 2004
Better is Better than Well: On Efficient Verification of Infinite-State Systems
Part of Proc. LICS' 00, 16th IEEE Int. Symp. on Logic in Computer Science, 2000
Recent publications
What Do I Need To Learn?: Computing Competence Described by Novice Students
Part of 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE, 2024
Novice Students Explain: What is Computer Science?
Part of 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE, 2024
Novice Students Explain: What is Computer Science?
Part of Proc. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024
What Do I Need To Learn? Computing Competence Described by Novice Students
Part of Proc. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024
Capital in Computing Education: Investigating Factors Underlying Participation
Part of Proceedings of the 2024 Conference Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, vol 1, ITICSE 2024, p. 129-135, 2024
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All publications
Articles in journal
From Science to Computing: A Study of Capital Among Bioinformatics Students
Part of IEEE Transactions on Education, p. 202-208, 2024
Computer science club for girls and boys – a survey study on gender differences
Part of Computer Science Education, p. 431-461, 2021
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Understanding initial undergraduate expectations and identity in computing studies
Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 201-218, 2018
Using Forward Reachability Analysis for Verification of Timed Petri Nets
Part of Nordic Journal of Computing, p. 1-42, 2007
SAT-solving the Coverability Problem for Unbounded Petri Nets
Part of Formal methods in system design, p. 25-43, 2004
Conference papers
What Do I Need To Learn?: Computing Competence Described by Novice Students
Part of 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE, 2024
Novice Students Explain: What is Computer Science?
Part of 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE, 2024
Novice Students Explain: What is Computer Science?
Part of Proc. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024
What Do I Need To Learn? Computing Competence Described by Novice Students
Part of Proc. 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024
Capital in Computing Education: Investigating Factors Underlying Participation
Part of Proceedings of the 2024 Conference Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, vol 1, ITICSE 2024, p. 129-135, 2024
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Part of 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), p. 1-5, 2022
Inspiring Computational Thinking: A Science Fair Activity
Part of 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2021
Multiple Authentic Project-Based Experiences and Persistent Learning?
Part of 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2019), 2019
Teachers’ Awards: an Incentive for Pedagogical Development in Saudi Arabia
Part of 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2019
How students get going: Triggers for students' learning in project-based education
Part of Proc. 23rd Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p. 117-122, 2018
Part of 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2018
Computer science teachers perspectives on competencies: A case study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Part of Informatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering, p. 129-140, 2018
Part of 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2018
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
What computing instructors did last summer: Experiences and lessons learned
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
Exploring the critical incident technique to encourage reflection during project-based learning
Part of Proc. 17th International Conference on Computing Education, p. 88-97, 2017
The authenticity of 'authentic' assessment: Some faculty perceptions
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
Open-ended projects opened up – aspects of openness
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
Why are we here?: Student perspectives on the goal of STEM higher education
Part of Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2017
Examining manual and semi-automated methods of analysing MOOC data for computing education
Part of Proc. 17th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 153-157, 2017
Writing to learn programming?: A single case pilot study
Part of Proc. 16th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 140-144, 2016
Determining progress in writing competency by assessing students’ argumentation
Part of Proc. 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2016
Part of Proc. 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2016
Part of Proc. 3rd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, p. 1-6, 2015
- DOI for Teaching and Learning Computer Science at Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia: Insights from a staff development course
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Competencies for paradigm shift "survival"
Part of Proc. 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, p. 1424-1429, 2015
Multidimensional analysis of creative coding MOOC forums: a methodological discussion
Part of Proc. 15th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 137-141, 2015
Implications of anonymous assessment
Part of Proc. 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, p. 1404-1408, 2015
Part of Proc. World Engineering Education Forum, p. 969-970, 2014
Enhanced learning by promoting engineering competencies
Part of Proc. 44th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, p. 2044-2049, 2014
Impact of cultural and language background on learning Computer Science concepts
Part of Proc. 2nd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, p. 37-40, 2014
MOOCs and their impact on academics
Part of Proc. 14th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 137-145, 2014
Teaching and learning with MOOCs: Computing academics' perspectives and engagement
Part of Proc. 19th Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p. 9-14, 2014
Novice students' perception of learning in small groups
Part of Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education conference, p. 123-131, 2013
Using Competencies to Structure Scientific Writing Education
Part of HDI 2012 – Informatik für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, p. 33-44, 2013
Professional communication skills for engineering professionals
Part of Proc. 43rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, p. 257-263, 2013
Progression i skrivfärdigheter hos studenter i datavetenskap
Part of Proc. NU 2012, 2012
Better is Better than Well: On Efficient Verification of Infinite-State Systems
Part of Proc. LICS' 00, 16th IEEE Int. Symp. on Logic in Computer Science, 2000