I am involved in the P4 research group (People, problem solving, programming and pedagogies) which consists of myself and Jacqui Chetty from the AIS Department at the University of Johannesburg. The research group is two-fold and focuses on the (a) habitus of students within Information Technology (IT); and (b) innovative design of computer programming modules within IT. The purpose of this research group is to understand and apply innovative teaching-and-learning regarding the following:
•Which factors influence the development of problem-solving-skills of students who enrol for computer programming modules at the University of Johannesburg;
•What pedagogical interventions will ...