Designing positive first experiences with coding for introductory-level data science students
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https://doi.org/10.52041/iase2023.503Abstract
There is a need to explicate the design of learning tasks that introduce coding to introductory-level data science students. Computational lab components of an introductory statistics and data science course at the University of Auckland were written so students could complete them online. The R package learnr was used to create interactive lab tasks that featured videos, code exercises, progressive revealing of task components and quiz questions. This paper provides teachers with practical guidance on how to design and implement "first experience" tasks with coding using learnr. Consideration is given to balancing the learning of new statistical, computational, data-related, and tool-related knowledge.References
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