2023/11/21 by André van Renssen, van Renssen, André
Computer Science · Psychology · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Educational Games and Gamification #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Online Learning and Analytics #Teaching and Learning Programming
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.12365
openalex publication_date 2023/11/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this paper, we describe how we changed the structure of problem sessions in an algorithmic subject, in order to improve student confidence. The subject in question is taught to very large cohorts of (around 900) students, though our approach can be applied more broadly. We reflect on our experiences over a number of years, including during the pandemic, and show that by adding clear sectioning indicating the style of the questions and by including simple warm-up questions, student engagement and confidence improves, while making the teaching activities of our teaching assistants easier to manage.