Multi-institutional, multi-national studies in CSEd Research: some design considerations and trade-offs

Authors:
Sally Fincher;Raymond Lister;Tony Clear;Anthony Robins;Josh Tenenberg;Marian Petre
Affiliations:
University of Kent, Canterbury, England;University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway, Australia;Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Otago, New Zealand;University of Washington - Tacoma, Tacoma, WA;Open University, Milton Keynes, England
Venue:
Proceedings of the first international workshop on Computing education research
Year:
2005

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Abstract

One indication of the maturation of Computer Science Education as a research-based discipline is the recent emergence of several large-scale studies spanning multiple institutions. This paper examines a "family" of these multi-institutional, multi-national studies, detailing core elements and points of difference in both study design and the organization of the research team, and highlighting the costs and benefits associated with the different approaches.