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26 - Learning Outside the Classroom

from Teacher and Student Knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2019

By
Andrew Begel  and
Amy J. Ko
Edited by
Sally A. Fincher  and
Anthony V. Robins
Sally A. Fincher
Affiliation:
University of Kent, Canterbury
Anthony V. Robins
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
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People learn computing in many contexts outside of schools, for example, by reading books, working on online tutorials, competing in hackathons, or asking and answering questions on Q&A community web sites. Instead of occurring in a formal classroom environment, this kind of learning is opportunistic, unstructured, self-directed, and integrated authentically into one’s other activities. In this chapter, we synthesize research about learning computing outside of the classroom --- where it takes place, how it occurs, cognitive differences in how people approach it, and how educators, researchers, and practitioners should best support it.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research , pp. 749 - 772
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Print publication year: 2019

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