Publications

Publications by members of the TLC group.

BOOKS

Paul Curzon and Peter W. McOwan (2017) The Power of Computational Thinking, World Scientific. DOI: 10.1142/q0054

Paul Curzon and Peter W. McOwan (2023) Conjuring with Computation, World Scientific.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

2024

Waite. J. (2024) Teaching the design of K-5 programs: a practitioners’ view and a design toolkit for teachers and researchers. PhD Dissertation. QMUL. Available from the QMUL thesis repository.

Curzon. P. and Waite. J. (2024) The LCT Magic Show: Improving classroom practice using Semantics. Plenary presented at LCT5 Fifth International Legitimation Code Theory Conference, January. Johannesburg, South Africa

Waite. J. and Curzon. P. (2024) Tear and share: Lessons in explaining LCT to practitioners. Presented at LCT5 Fifth International Legitimation Code Theory Conference, January. Johannesburg, South Africa

Curzon. P. and Waite. J. (2024) Autonomy analysis of cross-curricular teaching: Turning LCT into pedagogy. Plenary presented at LCT5 Fifth International Legitimation Code Theory Conference, January. Johannesburg, South Africa

2023

J Waite, E Kolaiti, M Thomas, K Maton (2023) Constructing feedback for computer science MCQ wrong answers using semantic profiling (Discussion Paper) Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, pp 1-9

Waite, J. (2023) The Role of Design in Primary (K–5) Programming. In Computer Science Education: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in School. Bloomsbury Publishing.

2022

M Berry, P Curzon, Q Cutts, C Hoyes, SP Jones, S Saeed (2022) Practical programming in computing education, National Centre for Computing Education.

2020

J Waite, P Curzon, W Marsh & S Sentance (2020) Difficulties with design: The challenges of teaching design in K-5 programming, Computers & education 150.

J Waite (2020) Role of Design in K-5 Programming Projects, Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies, 519-530.

Curzon, P., Waite, J., Maton, K. & Donohue, J. (2020) Using semantic waves to analyse the effectiveness of unplugged computing activities, WiPSCE – The 15th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education, Online Conference, Oct.

Curzon, P., Waite, J. & Maton, K. (2020) Semantic waves: Analysing the effectiveness of computing activities, Cambridge Computing Education Research Symposium, Online, Conference presentation, UK, April.

2019

Csizmadia, A., Standl, B., Waite, J. (2019) Integrating the Constructionist Learning Theory with Computational Thinking Classroom Activities.  Informatics In Education. Vilnius University Institute of Data Science and Digital Technologies

Sentance, S., Waite, J., Kalia, M. (2019) Teaching computer programming with PRIMM: a sociocultural perspective.  Computer Science Education (NCSE) Taylor & Francis https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2019.1608781 (In Publication)

Paul Curzon, Tim Bell, Jane Waite and Mark Dorling (2019) Computational thinking, Chapter 17 of The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research, Cambridge Handbooks, Edited by Sally A. Fincher and Anthony V. Robins,  February. Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/9781108654555

Sentance, S., Waite, J. & Kallia, M., (2019) Teachers’ Experiences of using PRIMM to Teach Programming in School. In Proceedings of the 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. ACM, pp. 476–482.

2018

Waite, J., Maton, K., Curzon, P. & Tuttiett, L. (2019) Unplugged computing and semantic waves: analysing crazy characters, Proceeding of UKICER – The UK and Ireland Computing Education Research Conference, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, September.

Waite, J., Curzon, P,. Marsh, W. and Sentance. S (2018) Comparing K-5 teachers reported use of design in teaching programming and planning in teaching writing, in Proceedings of the 13th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education, editors Andreas Mühling, Quintin Cutts, Potsdam, Germany, October, ACM New York. DOI: 10.1145/3265757.3265761

Paul Curzon, Peter McOwan, James Donohue, Seymour Wright and William Marsh (2018) Teaching of concepts, Chapter 6 of Computer Science Education: Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in School, edited by Sue Sentance, Erik Barendsen, Carsten Schulte, Bloomsbury Academic.

Jane Waite, Paul Curzon, Sue Sentance and William Marsh (2018) Abstraction in action: K-5 teachers’ uses of levels of abstraction, particularly the design level, in teaching programming, International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools. 2(1): 14-40. January. DOI: 10.21585/ijcses.v2i1.23

Standl, B., Futschek, G., Waite, J., Csizmadia, A., & Vinikienė, L., (2018) WG1: Constructionist Approaches to Computational Thinking. In Proceedings of the 2018 Constructionism, Computational Thinking & Educational Innovation pp792-818 Vilnius Lithuania. Available from http://www.constructionism2018.fsf.vu.lt/file/repository/Proceeding_2018_Constructionism.pdf

Waite, J., (2018) A continuum of scaffolding: from copying code to tinkering. Available at: https://blogs.kcl.ac.uk/cser/2018/01/05/a-continuum-of-scaffolding/.

Sentance, S. & Waite, J., (2018) Computing in the classroom: Tales from the chalkface. it-Information Technology, 60(2), pp.103–112. DOI: 10.1515/itit-2017-0014

2017

Waite, J. Curzon, P., Marsh, W., & Sentance, S., (2017) K-5 Teachers’ Uses of Levels of Abstraction Focusing on Design. In Proceedings of the 12th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education. ACM, pp. 115–116. DOI: 10.1145/3137065.3137068

Sue Sentance, Jane Waite, Lucy Yeomans and Emily MacLeod (2017) Teaching with physical computing devices: the BBC micro:bit initiative. In Proceedings of the 12th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education. pp87-96. ACM. DOI: 10.1145/3137065.3137083

Sentance, S. & Waite, J., (2017) PRIMM: Exploring pedagogical approaches for teaching text-based programming in school. In Proceedings of the 12th Workshop on Primary and Secondary Computing Education. ACM, pp. 113–114. DOI: 10.1145/3137065.3137084

Sentance, S., Waite, J., Hodges, S., MacLeod, & E., Yeomans, L., (2017) Creating Cool Stuff: Pupils’ Experience of the BBC micro: bit. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. ACM, pp. 531–536. DOI: 10.1145/3017680.3017749

Waite, J., (2017) Pedagogy in teaching Computer Science in schools: A Literature Review. (After The Reboot: computing education in UK Schools). The Royal Society. Available at: https://royalsociety.org/media/policy/projects/computing-education/literature-review-pedagogy-in-teaching.pdf.

Mark Dorling (2017) Code breakers: Dpef Csfblfst, Chapter 5 of Teaching Computing Unplugged in Primary Schools, Helen Caldwell and Neil Smith (eds) Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/teaching-computing-unplugged-in-primary-schools/book250148

Paul Curzon and Peter W. McOwan (2017) Magicians, Chapter 6 of Teaching Computing Unplugged in Primary Schools, Helen Caldwell and Neil Smith (eds) Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/teaching-computing-unplugged-in-primary-schools/book250148

Jane Waite  (2017) Cooks, Chapter 8 of Teaching Computing Unplugged in Primary Schools, Helen Caldwell and Neil Smith (eds) Sage. https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/teaching-computing-unplugged-in-primary-schools/book250148

Pollie Barden (2017) Older People and Digital Technology: From digital learners to digital leaders through participatory design with community-based organisations. PhD Dissertation, Queen Mary University of London. Available from the QMUL thesis repository.

2016

Jane Waite, Paul Curzon, William Marsh, Sue Sentance (2016) Abstraction and common classroom activities, In WiPSCE ’16: Proceedings of the 11th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education, pp112-113, October, ACM. DOI: 10.1145/2978249.2978272

2015

Berry, M., Woolard, Ross, Z., Waite, J., and Chippindall, J., 2015. Barefoot computing resources. Available at: http://barefootcas.org.uk/.

2014

Curzon, P., McOwan, P. W., Plant, N., & Meagher, L. R. (2014). Introducing teachers to computational thinking using unplugged storytelling. In Proceedings of the 9th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education In Proceedings of the 9th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education. ACM. November 2014.

Curzon, Paul, Dorling, Mark, Ng, Thomas, Selby, Cynthia and Woollard, John (2014) Developing computational thinking in the classroom: a framework. Computing At School. UK. Available from https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/369594

2013

Jonathan Black, Jo Brodie, Paul Curzon, Chrystie Myketiak, Peter W McOwan, Laura R Meagher (2013) “Making Computing Interesting To School Students: Teachers’ Perspectives”, Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE) In Janet Carter, Ian Utting, and Alison Clear, editors, Proceedings of the18th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE), pp 255–260. ACM, July 2013. DOI:10.1145/2462476.2466519.

Paul Curzon, Peter W McOwan (2013) Teaching formal methods using magic tricks. Fun with Formal Methods: Workshop at the 25th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification

2012

Myketiak C, Curzon P, Black J, McOwan PW and Meagher LR (2012) cs4fn: a flexible model for computer science outreach, ITiCSE ’12 Proceedings of the 17th ACM annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education. pp 297-302. DOI: 10.1145/2325296.2325366

2011

Black, J., Curzon, P., Myketiak, C. & McOwan, P.W. (2011) “A Study in Engaging Female Students in Computer Science Using Role Models”, Proceedings of ITiCSE 2011, The 16th Annual ACM SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pp63-67, Darmstadt, Germany, 27-29 June 2011. ACM Press. DOI 10.1145/1999747.1999768

Bell, T., Curzon, P., Cutts, Q,. Dagiene, V. & Haberman, B.,(2011) “Introducing Students to Computer Science With Programmes That Don’t Emphasise Programming”, Proceedings of ITiCSE 2011, The 16th Annual ACM SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, p391, Darmstadt, Germany, June 2011. ACM Press, DOI 10.1145/1999747.1999904

Pre 2010

Curzon, P., McOwan, P.W., Cutts, Q. and Bell, T. (2009) “Enthusing & inspiring with reusable kinaesthetic activities”, ITiCSE 2009, The 14th Annual ACM SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pp94-98, July 6-9, Paris, France. DOI: 10.1145/1562877.1562911

Curzon, P., Peckham, J., Taylor, H., Settle, A. and Roberts, E. (2009) “Computational Thinking (CT): on weaving it in”, ITiCSE 2009, The 14th Annual ACM SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pp201-202. July 6-9, Paris, France, ACM Press. DOI: 10.1145/1562877.1562941

Curzon, P., Black, J., Meagher, L.R., McOwan, P.W. (2009) “cs4fn.org: Enthusing students about Computer Science”, Proceedings of Informatics Education Europe IV, Christoph Hermann, Tobias Lauer, Thomas Ottmann and Martina Welte (Eds.), pp73-80, Freiburg, Germany, November.

Curzon, P. & McOwan, P.W. (2008) “Engaging with Computer Science through Magic Shows”, ITiCSE 2008, The 13th ACM SIGCSE Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pp179-183. June 30-July 2, Madrid, Spain. DOI: 10.1145/1384271.1384320

Curzon, P. and Rix, J., (1998) “Why do Students take Programming Modules?”, ITiCSE ’98 Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating technology into computer science education: Changing the delivery of computer science education, pp 59-63, ACM Press. DOI 10.1145/282991.283022

INVITED KEYNOTES

Paul Curzon (2014) Unplugged computational thinking for fun, KEYCIT- Key Competencies in Informatics and ICT, July 1-4, 2014
 Potsdam,  Germany (Invited Keynote), Edited by Torsten Brinda, Nicholas Reynolds, Ralf Romeike, pp 7-15. http://www.informatikdidaktik.de/ifip2014/proceedings/

Paul Curzon (2013) cs4fn and computational thinking unplugged, Invited keynote. In Proceedings of the 8th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education (WIPSCE). Denmark, Edited by Michael E. Caspersen, Maria Knobelsdorf and Ralf Romeike. pp 47-50, November. ACM

Curzon, P., (2012) “Serious Fun with Interdisciplinary Computer Science”, Keynote at the STEM interdisciplinary education workshop, Society for Design & Process Science Conference Berlin.

Curzon, P., McOwan P.W., and Black J. (2009) “The magic of HCI: Enthusing kids in playful ways to help solve the Computer Science recruitment problem”. Invited Keynote at HCI Educators 2009 – Playing with our Education, Dundee, April 2009.

Curzon, P. (2007) “Serious Fun in Computer Science”, September. Invited Keynote at the 12th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, organised by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE), DOI: 10.1145/1268784.1268785

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