Anna Eckerdal

Teachers' conceptions of the role of mathematics in STEM higher education

Koerfer, Ebba; Polverini, Giulia; Elmgren, Maja; Eriksson, Lars-Henrik et al.

Part of Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research (DISER), 2025

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From Assistance to Misconduct: Unpacking the Complex Role of Generative AI Use in Student Learning

Axelsson, Andreas; Wallgren, Daniel Tomas; Verma, Udit; Cajander, Åsa et al.

Part of 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024

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Block and Text Programming: What do students know on their first and last day of upper-secondaryschool?

Snider, Johan; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024

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WIP: East Asia Computer Science Students' Experiences Studying in Europe

Hung, Hsiao-Yuan; Wang, Hong Yan; Daniels, Mats; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE, 2024

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Pseudocode: scaffolding student object-oriented software design

Eckerdal, Anna; Zander, Carol; Thomas, Lynda; Moström, Jan Erik et al.

Part of Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 1-2, 2023

Teachers' conceptions of the role of mathematics in STEM higher education

Koerfer, Ebba; Polverini, Giulia; Elmgren, Maja; Eriksson, Lars-Henrik et al.

Part of Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research (DISER), 2025

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Analysis of students’ learning of computer programming in a computer laboratory context

Thuné, Michael; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 769-786, 2019

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In the liminal space: Software design as a threshold skill

Thomas, Lynda; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Practice and Evidence of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, p. 333-351, 2017

Why computing students learn on their own: Motivation for self-directed learning of computing

McCartney, Robert; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016

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Relating theory and practice in laboratory work: a variation theoretical study

Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Studies in Higher Education, p. 867-880, 2015

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Report on the final BRACElet workshop: Auckland University of Technology, September 2010

Clear, Tony; Whalley, Jacqueline; Robbins, Phil; Philpott, Anne et al.

Part of Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology, 2011

Computer Science Student Transformations: Changes and Causes

Moström, Jan Erik; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 181-185, 2009

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Naturally Occurring Data as Research Instrument: Analyzing examination responses to study the novice programmer

Lister, Raymond; Clear, Tony; Simon, undefined; Bouvier, Dennis J. et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 156-173, 2009

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Liminal spaces and learning computing

McCartney, Robert; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; Moström, Jan Erik et al.

Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 383-391, 2009

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Learning computer science: Perceptions, actions and roles

Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna; Pears, Arnold; East, Philip et al.

Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 327-338, 2009

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Variation theory applied to students' conceptions of computer programming

Thuné, Michael; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of European Journal of Engineering Education, p. 339-347, 2009

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Student Understanding of Object-Oriented Programming as Expressed in Concept Maps

Sanders, Kate; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 332-336, 2008

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Learning educational research methods through collaborative research: the PhICER initiative

Berglund, Anders; Box, Ilona; Eckerdal, Anna; Lister, Raymond et al.

Part of Australian Computer Science Communications, p. 35-42, 2008

Threshold Concepts in Computer Science: Do they exist and are they useful?

Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 504-508, 2007

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Successful Students' Strategies for Getting Unstuck

McCartney, Robert; Eckerdal, Anna; Moström, Jan Erik; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 156-160, 2007

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Categorizing student software designs: Methods, results, and implications

Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik; Ratcliffe, Mark et al.

Part of Computer Science Education, p. 197-209, 2006

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What do CS students try to learn?: Insights from a distributed, project-based course in computer systems

Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Computer Science Education, p. 185-195, 2006

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Putting Threshold Concepts into Context in Computer Science Education

Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik; Ratcliffe, Mark et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 103-107, 2006

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Can Graduating Students Design Software Systems?

Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik; Ratcliffe, Mark et al.

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 403-407, 2006

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Students designing software: a multi-national, multi-institutional study

Tenenberg, Josh; Fincher, Sally; Blaha, Ken; Bouvier, Dennis et al.

Part of Informatics in Education. An International Journal, p. 143-162, 2005

Novice Java Programmers' Conceptions of "Object" and "Class", and Variation Theory

Eckerdal, Anna; Thuné, Michael

Part of SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, p. 89-93, 2005

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Threshold Concepts in Computer Science: an ongoing empirical investigation

Thomas, Lynda; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Threshold Concepts and Transformational Learning, p. 241-258, Sense Publishers, 2010

Threshold Concepts in Computer Science: a multinational empirical investigation

Zander, Carol; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Threshold Concepts within the Disciplines, p. 105-118, Sense Publishers, 2008

Novice Programming Students' Learning of Concepts and Practise

Eckerdal, Anna

2009

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From Assistance to Misconduct: Unpacking the Complex Role of Generative AI Use in Student Learning

Axelsson, Andreas; Wallgren, Daniel Tomas; Verma, Udit; Cajander, Åsa et al.

Part of 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024

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Block and Text Programming: What do students know on their first and last day of upper-secondaryschool?

Snider, Johan; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of 2024 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2024

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WIP: East Asia Computer Science Students' Experiences Studying in Europe

Hung, Hsiao-Yuan; Wang, Hong Yan; Daniels, Mats; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE, 2024

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Pseudocode: scaffolding student object-oriented software design

Eckerdal, Anna; Zander, Carol; Thomas, Lynda; Moström, Jan Erik et al.

Part of Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 1-2, 2023

Block and Text Programming in Swedish High School: What do students know on their first day?

Snider, Johan; Bokström, Erik; Davidsson, Kasper; Eckerdal, Anna et al.

Part of 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2022

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Students' learning process in the computer laboratory

Eckerdal, Anna; Berglund, Anders; Thuné, Michael

Part of 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2022

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Copying Can Be Good: How Students View Imitation as a Tool in Learning to Program

Zander, Carol; Thomas, Lynda; Moström, Jan Erik; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2020

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Learning to program hands-on: a controlled study

von Hausswolff, Kristina; Eckerdal, Anna; Thuné, Michael

Part of Proceedings of the 20th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research November 2020 November 2020, p. 1-10, 2020

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Copying can be good: How instructors use imitation in teaching programming

Zander, Carol; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik et al.

Part of Proc. 24th Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p. 450-456, 2019

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Inferential statistics in computing education research: A methodological review

Sanders, Kate; Sheard, Judy; Becker, Brett A.; Eckerdal, Anna et al.

Part of Proc. 15th International Computing Education Research Conference, p. 177-185, 2019

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How Statistics Are Used in Computing Education Research

Sanders, Kate; Hamouda, Sally; Becker, Brett A.; Eckerdal, Anna et al.

Part of ITiCSE 2018, p. 381-381, 2018

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Measuring programming knowledge in a research context

von Hausswolff, Kristina; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Proc. 48th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2018

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Student software designs at the undergraduate midpoint

Thomas, Lynda; Zander, Carol; Loftus, Chris; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of ITiCSE '17, p. 34-39, 2017

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Folk pedagogy and the geek gene: Geekiness quotient

McCartney, Robert; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of Proc. 48th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, p. 405-410, 2017

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Folk Pedagogy: Nobody doesn't like active learning

Sanders, Kate; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Proc. 13th International Computing Education Research Conference, p. 145-154, 2017

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Examining manual and semi-automated methods of analysing MOOC data for computing education

Morgan, Michael; Butler, Matthew; Thota, Neena; Nylén, Aletta et al.

Part of Proc. 17th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 153-157, 2017

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Learning practice and theory in programming education: Students’ lived experience

Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Proc. 3rd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, p. 180-186, 2015

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On the bimodality in an introductory programming course: An analysis of student performance factors

Höök, Lars Josef; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Proc. 3rd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, p. 79-86, 2015

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Learning to program: A discussion on the interplay of theory and practice

Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Proc. 1st Al Baha University and Uppsala University Symposium on Quality in Computing Education, p. 16-18, 2015

Competencies for paradigm shift "survival"

Daniels, Mats; Cajander, Åsa; Eckerdal, Anna; Lind, Mats et al.

Part of Proc. 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, p. 1424-1429, 2015

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Multidimensional analysis of creative coding MOOC forums: a methodological discussion

Nylén, Aletta; Thota, Neena; Eckerdal, Anna; Kinnunen, Päivi et al.

Part of Proc. 15th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 137-141, 2015

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Second year Computer Science and IT students' experience of participation in the discipline

Peters, Anne-Kathrin; Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna; Pears, Arnold

Part of Proc. 15th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 68-76, 2015

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First year Computer Science and IT students' experience of participation in the discipline

Peters, Anne-Kathrin; Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna; Pears, Arnold

Part of Proc. 2nd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, p. 1-8, 2014

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Teaching and learning with MOOCs: Computing academics' perspectives and engagement

Eckerdal, Anna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Thota, Neena; Nylén, Aletta et al.

Part of Proc. 19th Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p. 9-14, 2014

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A broader threshold: Including skills as well as concepts in computing education

Thomas, Lynda; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Threshold Concepts, p. 154-158, 2014

Graduating students' designs — through a phenomenographic lens

Thomas, Lynda; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik et al.

Part of Proc. 10th International Computing Education Research Conference, p. 91-98, 2014

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MOOCs and their impact on academics

Sheard, Judy; Eckerdal, Anna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Malmi, Lauri et al.

Part of Proc. 14th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 137-145, 2014

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Analysing the enacted object of learning in lab assignments in programming education

Eckerdal, Anna; Thuné, Michael

Part of Proc. 1st International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, p. 208-211, 2013

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Can first-year students program yet?: a study revisited

McCartney, Robert; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of Proc. 9th International Computing Education Research Conference, p. 91-98, 2013

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Self-Directed Learning: stories from industry

Zander, Carol; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Proc. 12th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 111-117, 2012

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Computer Science at School / CS Teacher Education: Koli working-group report on CS at school

Schulte, Carsten; Hornung, Malte; Sentance, Sue; Dagiene, Valentina et al.

Part of Proc. 12th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 29-38, 2012

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Threshold concepts and threshold skills in computing

Sanders, Kate; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Proc. 8th International Computing Education Research Conference, p. 23-30, 2012

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Relationship between text and action conceptions of programming: a phenomenographic and quantitative perspective

Eckerdal, Anna; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Lopez, Mike; Sarkar, Amitrajit

Part of Proc. 16th Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p. 33-37, 2011

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Students' perceptions of the differences between formal and informal learning

Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of Proc. 7th International Computing Education Research Workshop, p. 61-68, 2011

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Harnessing Surprise: Tales from students' transformational biographies

Thomas, Lynda; Zander, Carol; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Proc. 41st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, p. 300-304, 2010

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Computing students learning computing informally

McCartney, Robert; Eckerdal, Anna; Moström, Jan Erik; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of Proc. 10th International Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 43-48, 2010

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Concrete examples of abstraction as manifested in students' transformative experiences

Moström, Jan Erik; Boustedt, Jonas; Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert et al.

Part of Proc. 4th International Computing Education Research Workshop, p. 125-135, 2008

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Disseminating phenomenography: Workshops for the computing education research community

Berglund, Anders; Box, Ilona; Eckerdal, Anna; Lister, Raymond et al.

Part of Proc. EARLI SIG 9 Workshop on Phenomenography and Variation Theory, p. 17-18, 2008

What’s the problem?: Teachers’ experience of student learning successes and failures

Pears, Arnold; Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna; East, Philip et al.

Part of Proc. 7th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, p. 207-211, 2007

From Limen to Lumen: Computing students in liminal spaces

Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik; Sanders, Kate et al.

Part of Proc. 3rd International Computing Education Research Workshop, p. 123-132, 2007

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What do our students strive for?: Insights from a distributed, project-based course in computer systems

Berglund, Anders; Eckerdal, Anna

Part of Proc. 5th Finnish/Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, p. 65-72, 2005

What Does It Take to Learn 'Programming Thinking'?

Eckerdal, Anna; Berglund, Anders

Part of Proc. 1st International Computing Education Research Workshop, p. 135-142, 2005

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Comparing student software designs using semantic categorization

Eckerdal, Anna; McCartney, Robert; Moström, Jan Erik; Ratcliffe, Mark et al.

Part of Proc. 5th Finnish/Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, p. 57-64, 2005

A multi-national, multi-institutional study of student-generated software designs

Fincher, Sally; Petre, Marian; Tenenberg, Josh; Blaha, Ken et al.

Part of Proc. 4th Finnish/Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, p. 20-27, 2004

Novice students' learning of object-oriented programming

Eckerdal, Anna

2006

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Students’ Conceptions of Computer Programming

Thuné, Michael; Eckerdal, Anna

2010

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Ways of Thinking and Practising in Introductory Programming

Eckerdal, Anna

2009

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On the Understanding of Object and Class

Eckerdal, Anna

2004

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