How Do First-Year Engineering Students’ Emotions Change while Working on Programming Problems?

• DOI: 10.1145/3643865
• Publication Date: 2024-02-09T09:55:11Z
• Authors: Zahra Atiq; Rakhi Batra
• Keywords: Qualitative property; Think aloud protocol

Emotions are a complex multi-faceted phenomenon. To assess the complexity of emotions from different facets, multi-modal approaches necessary. However, rarely used for assessing emotions, especially in context computer programming. This study adopts approach to understand changes students’ perception before and after working on programming problems. Understanding these perceptions may enable educators devise interventions that help students adjust their regulate as per skills. We conducted one-on-one session retrospective think-aloud interview with 17 an introductory course. During session, filled surveys performed four tasks. While tasks, eye gaze, video face screen, electrodermal activity data were also collected using non-invasive device. The collection this was multi-modal, mix both qualitative quantitative methods. Data analysis primarily qualitative, additional triangulation biometric select exemplars. findings suggest experience because many reasons, instance, they encountered repeated errors, set high standards performance, or could not manage time. For some students, negative changed positive when solved errors without any external achieved more than what expected going into task. Moreover, two participants provides fine-grained behaviors confirmed change while performing