Working with others and enjoying it: CS1 students' experience of small-group collaboration on a business simulation
Conference Proceeding
Bhardwaj, J. (2020)
Working with others and enjoying it: CS1 students' experience of small-group collaboration on a business simulation. In 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)https://doi.org/10.1109/fie44824.2020.9274161
This Research Full Paper presents a study exploring whether CS1 entrants' views of the impact and benefits of group work were modified by the experience of small-group collabo...
In search of self-efficacy: development of a new instrument for first year Computer Science students
Journal Article
Bhardwaj, J. (2017)
In search of self-efficacy: development of a new instrument for first year Computer Science students. Computer Science Education, 27(2), 79-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2017.1355522
This study explores the changes in Computer Science (CS) students’ self-efficacy between entering study and the end of first year of university. It aims to give course leaders...
Exploring women's motivations to study computer science
Conference Proceeding
Smith, S., Sobolewska, E., Bhardwaj, J., & Fabian, K. (2019)
Exploring women's motivations to study computer science. In Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education 2018 Conference. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2018.8658768
This paper presents a study exploring women's decisions, influencers and early experiences of computing to better understand how women's motivations and prior experience affec...
Review of 'Towards a framework for inclusive STEM Education' Workshop
Journal Article
Bhardwaj, J. (2017)
Review of 'Towards a framework for inclusive STEM Education' Workshop. International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology, 9(1), 73-75
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Evaluation of the lasting impacts on employability of co-operative serious game-playing by first year Computing students: An exploratory analysis
Conference Proceeding
Bhardwaj, J. (2015)
Evaluation of the lasting impacts on employability of co-operative serious game-playing by first year Computing students: An exploratory analysis. In 2014 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2014.7044113
This paper reports a case study of cooperative , small-group, game-based learning by a cohort of undergraduates on a range of computing programmes, during the first trimester ...
Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school
Conference Proceeding
Bhardwaj, J. (2019)
Pulling your weight?: New CS entrants' reflections on their experience of collaborative work at high school. In UKICER: Proceedings of the 1st UK & Ireland Computing Education Research Conference. https://doi.org/10.1145/3351287.3351294
University CS courses encourage collaborative work to improve engagement, despite the popular perception that CS attracts students who prefer working alone. The aim of this st...
New Entrants' Expectations of the First Year Computer Science Experience in the Context of a New National High School Curriculum
Conference Proceeding
Bhardwaj, J. (2019)
New Entrants' Expectations of the First Year Computer Science Experience in the Context of a New National High School Curriculum. In ITiCSE '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. , (85-91). https://doi.org/10.1145/3304221.3319770
Computer science (CS) has the highest first year dropout rate amongst UK undergraduates. In this context, understanding the expectations of new students is a first step to des...
Curriculum for Excellence Transitions Project
Presentation / Conference
Bhardwaj, J., & Taylor-Smith, E. (2016, June)
Curriculum for Excellence Transitions Project. Presented at SICSA Education Workshop: "Student Transitions Within Computing", Aberdeen
The Curriculum for Excellence Transitions Project explores the impact of the CfE on the transition from school to university for undergraduate computing students. It will comp...
Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students
Presentation / Conference
Bhardwaj, J. (2016, June)
Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students. Presented at QAA13th Enhancement Themes conference: Student Transitions, Edinburgh
This study addresses the high non-continuation average for Computer Science of 9.5% amongst young entrants (HESA, 2015). This seems to indicate low resilience during the key ...
Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students
Presentation / Conference
Bhardwaj, J. (2016, June)
Development of a Self-Efficacy Instrument for First Year Computing Students. Presented at Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference 2016, Leicester
This study explores the relationship between new entrants’ own measure of self-efficacy, their resilience to everyday challenges during first year, and their likelihood of com...