Title
What’s Motivation Got to Do with It? A Survey of Recursion in the Computing Education Literature
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2014
Abstract
One of the most challenging topics for both computing educators and students is recursion. Pedagogical approaches for teaching recursion have appeared in the computing education literature for over 30 years, and the topic has generated a significant body of work. Given its persistence, relatively little attention has been paid to student motivation. This article summarizes results on teaching and learning recursion explored by the computing education community, noting the relative lack of interest in motivation. It concludes by briefly discussing an approach to teaching recursion is appealing for students interested in web development.
Recommended Citation
Settle, Amber. (2014) What’s Motivation Got to Do with It? A Survey of Recursion in the Computing Education Literature.
https://via.library.depaul.edu/tr/23