Towards a Comprehensive Understanding of Replication in Computing Education Show others and affiliations
2026 (English) In: ITiCSE 2026 - Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2026, p. 735-736Conference paper, Published paper (Other academic)
Abstract [en]
Researchers use replication to confirm, strengthen, and advance Computing Education Research (CER). However, prior research shows that replication is infrequently used in CER, even though the community encourages its use. Previous research suggests that the CER community uses different terms to describe replication, which we aim to confirm in this Working Group (WG). We will conduct a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) across influential international CER venues to understand how researchers present and conduct replication studies, possibly identifying venues receptive to papers applying this research design. In addition, we will interview Computing Education researchers, conference leaders, and journal editors to understand their experiences and perceptions with replication. We expect to collect suggestions and recommendations on how CER can encourage more replication in future studies. Our work will highlight and confirm the terms the CER community uses to present replication studies, enabling researchers and educators to better identify these studies.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2026. p. 735-736
Keywords [en]
computing education research, educational policy, replication, E-learning, Computing education, Education research, Replication study, Research communities, Research designs, Systematic literature review, Working groups, Education computing
National Category
Other Computer and Information Science
Identifiers URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-30477 DOI: 10.1145/3803401.3812048 ISI: 001862733500003 Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105048503478 ISBN: 9798400726330 (print) OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-30477 DiVA, id: diva2:2100961
Conference 31st Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2026, Madrid, July 10-15, 2026
2026-09-142026-09-142026-09-30 Bibliographically approved