Tom Neutens
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Tom Neutens is a researcher in computing education, with a focus on how primary school students learn programming and computational thinking. His work investigates the effectiveness of different instructional methods, particularly comparing creative, open-ended tasks with structured debugging activities. In his most cited paper, “Comparing learning ecologies of primary graphical programming: create or fix?” (2021, 6 citations), he explores whether having students create their own programs or fix existing ones leads to better learning outcomes. A related study, “Analyzing coding behaviour of novice programmers in different instructional settings: Creating vs. Debugging” (2020, 4 citations), examines how these two approaches influence coding behavior in a physical computing context using custom-designed robotics workshops. Neutens’ research provides practical insights for educators integrating programming into elementary curricula, helping clarify which teaching methods work best in different situations. His work is particularly valuable for teachers and curriculum designers seeking evidence-based strategies for introducing computational thinking to young learners.
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