Abstract:The history of computing education research is replete with studies about learning in formal contexts (i.e., students learning from teachers in school classrooms). In this chapter, we explore other contexts in which learning about computing occurs (e.g., through reading books, working through online tutorials, competing in hackathons, or asking and answering computing questions on a Q&A website). These activities are all examples of informal learning – learning that is opportunistic, rather than planne… Show more
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