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Measuring the Impact of Distractors on Student Learning Gains while Using Proof Blocks

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Background: Proof Blocks is a software tool that enables students to construct proofs by assembling prewritten lines and gives them automated feedback. Prior work on learning gains from Proof Blocks has focused on comparing learning gains from Proof Blocks against other learning activities such as writing proofs or reading.

Source: ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)

DOI: 10.1145/3641554.3701787

Authors: Seth Poulsen, Hongxuan Chen, Yael Gertner, Benjamin Cosman, Matthew West, Geoffrey L. Herman

Institutions: Utah State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Teaching and Learning Programming

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Funder: National Science Foundation