Computing Education in African Countries: A Literature Review and Contextualised Learning Materials

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dc.contributor.authorHamouda, Sallyen
dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Lindaen
dc.contributor.authorSanders, Kateen
dc.contributor.authorTshukudu, Ethelen
dc.contributor.authorAdelakun-Adeyemo, Oluwatoyinen
dc.contributor.authorBecker, Bretten
dc.contributor.authorDodoo, Emmaen
dc.contributor.authorKorsah, G.en
dc.contributor.authorLuvhengo, Sandanien
dc.contributor.authorOla, Oluwakemien
dc.contributor.authorParkinson, Jacken
dc.contributor.authorSanusi, Ismailaen
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-06T18:37:01Zen
dc.date.available2025-02-06T18:37:01Zen
dc.date.issued2025-01-22en
dc.date.updated2025-02-01T09:06:48Zen
dc.description.abstractThis report begins with a literature review of computing education in Africa.We found a substantial body of work, scattered over more than 80 venues, which we have brought together here for the first time. Several important themes emerge in this dataset, including the need to contextualise computing education. In the second part of this report we investigate contextualisation further. We present a pilot study, grounded in the literature review, of the development of course materials, sample code, and programming assignments for introductory programming, contextualised for six African countries: Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. We include the materials, report on a preliminary evaluation of the materials by fellow educators in African countries, and suggest a process by which other educators could develop materials for their local contexts.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1145/3689187.3709606en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/124524en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherACMen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.titleComputing Education in African Countries: A Literature Review and Contextualised Learning Materialsen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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