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Chapters in book

Theory and Approaches to Computing Education Research. Arnold Pears, Mats Daniels, and Anders Berglund. In Past, Present and Future of Computing Education Research, pp 33-50, Springer Nature, 2023. (DOI).
What is Computing Education Research (CER)?. Mats Daniels, Lauri Malmi, Arnold Pears, and undefined Simon. In Past, Present and Future of Computing Education Research, pp 9-31, Springer Nature, 2023. (DOI).
A Case Study: The Uppsala Computing Education Research Group (UpCERG). Mats Daniels, Anders Berglund, and Arnold Pears. In Past, Present and Future of Computing Education Research, pp 245-258, Springer Nature, 2023. (DOI).
Ämnesdidaktisk forskning: Ett stöd för utbildningsexcellens. Staffan Andersson and Arnold Pears. In I stort och smått – med studenten i fokus, volume 1 of Rapportserie från Enheten för kvalitetsutveckling och universitetspedagogik, pp 241-249, Uppsala universitet, 2014.
State of the art in modeling opportunistic networks. Thabotharan Kathiravelu and Arnold Pears. In Mobile Opportunistic Networks: Architectures, Protocols and Applications, pp 25-50, Auerbach Publications, Boca Raton, FL, 2011. (DOI).
Explanograms. Arnold Pears. In Kunskapens nya världar: Mötet mellan pedagogik och teknik vid Uppsala Learning Lab, pp 171-179, Uppsala Learning Lab, Uppsala University, 2010.

Articles in journal

Defining digital excellence: requisite skills and policy implications for digital transformation. Mattias Wiggberg, Jan Gulliksen, Åsa Cajander, and Arnold Pears. In IEEE Access, pp 1-1, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022. (DOI, Fulltext, fulltext:print).
Searching for global employability: Can students capitalize on enabling learning environments?. Ville Isomöttönen, Mats Daniels, Åsa Cajander, Arnold Pears, and Roger McDermott. In ACM Transactions on Computing Education, volume 19, number 2, pp 11:1-29, 2019. (DOI).
Models and methods for computing education research. Mats Daniels and Arnold Pears. In Australian Computer Science Communications, volume 34, number 2, pp 95-102, 2012. (External link).
Should we care about global intercultural collaboration?. Arnold Pears. In ACM Inroads, volume 1, number 3, pp 4-7, 2010. (DOI).
Does Quality Assurance Enhance the Quality of Computing Education?. Arnold Pears. In Australian Computer Science Communications, volume 32, number 2, pp 9-14, 2010. (External link, fulltext).
Values and Objectives in Computing Education Research. Arnold Pears and Lauri Malmi. In ACM Transactions on Computing Education, volume 9, number 3, pp 15:1-6, 2009. (DOI, fulltext:postprint).
Learning computer science: Perceptions, actions and roles. Anders Berglund, Anna Eckerdal, Arnold Pears, Philip East, Päivi Kinnunen, Lauri Malmi, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Moström, Laurie Murphy, Mark Ratcliffe, Carsten Schulte, Beth Simon, Ioanna Stamouli, and Lynda Thomas. In European Journal of Engineering Education, volume 34, pp 327-338, 2009. (DOI).
Learning educational research methods through collaborative research: the PhICER initiative. Anders Berglund, Ilona Box, Anna Eckerdal, Raymond Lister, and Arnold Pears. In Australian Computer Science Communications, volume 30, number 5, pp 35-42, 2008. (External link).
Differing Ways that Computing Academics Understand Teaching.. Raymond Lister, Anders Berglund, Ilona Box, Chris Cope, Arnold Pears, Chris Avram, Matt Bower, Angela Carbone, Bill Davey, Michael de Raadt, Bernhard Doyle, Sue Fitzgerald, Linda Grandell, Cat Kutay, Mia Peltomäki, Judy Sheard, Simon, Ken Sutton, Des Traynor, Judy Tutty, and Anne Venables. In Australian Computer Science Communications, volume 29, number 5, pp 97-106, 2007. (External link).
A Survey of Literature on the Teaching of Introductory Programming. Arnold Pears, Stephen Seidman, Lauri Malmi, Linda Mannila, Elizabeth Adams, Jens Bennedsen, Marie Devlin, and James Paterson. In SIGCSE Bulletin inroads, volume 39, number 4, pp 204-223, 2007. (DOI).
A Computing Perspective on the Bologna Process. Ursula Fuller, Arnold Pears, June Amillo, Chris Avram, and Linda Mannila. In SIGCSE Bulletin: inroads, volume 38, number 4, pp 115-131, 2006. (DOI).
Qualitative Research Projects in Computing Education Research: An Overview.. Anders Berglund, Mats Daniels, and Arnold Pears. In Australian Computer Science Communications, volume 28, number 5, pp 25-34, 2006. (External link).
Constructing a Core Literature for Computing Education Research. Arnold Pears, Stephen Seidman, Crystal Eney, Päivi Kinnunen, and Lauri Malmi. In ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, volume 37, number 4, pp 152-161, 2005. (External link).
Five myths of assessment. Mats Daniels, Anders Berglund, Arnold Pears, and Sally Fincher. In Australian Computer Science Communication, volume 26, number 5, pp 57-61, 2004. (External link).
Structuring CSEd Research Studies: Connecting the Pieces. Arnold Pears and Mats Daniels. In ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, volume 35, number 3, pp 149-153, 2003. (DOI, External link).
A Dynamic Load Balancing Architecture for PDES using PVM on Clusters. Arnold Pears and N. Thong. In Lecture Notes in Computer Science: Recent Advances in Parallel Virtual Machine and Message Passing Interface, volume 2131, pp 166-173, 2001. (External link).

Conference proceedings (ed)

Proc. 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research: Koli Calling. Arnold Pears and Lauri Malmi (eds). Volume 2009-004 of Technical report / Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, 2009. (External link).

Conference papers

A Sustainable Internationally Distributed Project Course in Software development. Anders Berglund, Mats Daniels, and Arnold Pears. In ENLIGHT Teaching and Learning Conference, Gent,. The Netherlands, 2021.
Inspiring Computational Thinking: A Science Fair Activity. Mats Daniels, Arnold Pears, and Aletta Nylén. In 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021. (DOI).
A Scientometric Journey Through the FIE Bookshelf: 1982-2020. Mikko Apiola, Matti Tedre, Sonsoles Lopez-Pernas, Mohammed Saqr, Mats Daniels, and Arnold Pears. In 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021. (DOI).
Through the eyes of a research team: Using theory to enhance STEM Education. Anders Berglund, Mats Daniels, and Arnold Pears. In 2021 6th International STEM Education Conference (iSTEM-Ed), pp 1-4, IEEE, 2021. (DOI).
Inspiring Students in Their Learning: A Theoretically Based Discussion Building on Three Courses. Anders Berglund, Mats Daniels, and Arnold Pears. In 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2019), Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, 2019. (DOI).
Teachers’ Awards: an Incentive for Pedagogical Development in Saudi Arabia. Fayiq Alghamdi, Aletta Nylén, and Arnold Pears. In 2019 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Frontiers in Education Conference, 2019. (DOI).
Digital Competence, Teacher Self-Efficacy and Training Needs. Linda Mannila, Lars-Åke Nordén, and Arnold Pears. In ICER'18: Proceedings of the 2018 acm conference on international computing education research, pp 78-85, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2018. (DOI).
Changing the Educational Epistemologies of Computer Science Teachers: A Case Study of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fayiq Alghamdi, Aletta Nylén, and Arnold Pears. In 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2018. (DOI).
Why are we here?: The educational value model (EVM) as a framework to investigate the role of students’ professional identity development. Aletta Nylén, Mats Daniels, Arnold Pears, Åsa Cajander, Roger McDermott, and Ville Isomöttönen. In 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2018. (DOI).
Computer science teachers perspectives on competencies: A case study in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fayiq Alghamdi, Arnold Pears, and Aletta Nylén. In Informatics in Schools. Fundamentals of Computer Science and Software Engineering, volume 11169 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp 129-140, Springer, 2018. (DOI).
Development of a self-efficacy scale for digital competences in schools. Lars-Åke Nordén, Linda Mannila, and Arnold Pears. In 2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE): Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Press, 2017. (DOI, fulltext:postprint).
The Archetype Learning Method: Scaffolding teamwork competences in the engineering classroom. Arnold Pears, Mats Daniels, and Åsa Cajander. In Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2017. (DOI).
The authenticity of 'authentic' assessment: Some faculty perceptions. Roger McDermott, Mark Zarb, Mats Daniels, Aletta Nylén, Arnold Pears, Ville Isomöttönen, and Michael Caspersen. In Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2017. (DOI).
Why are we here?: Student perspectives on the goal of STEM higher education. Aletta Nylén, Åsa Cajander, Mats Daniels, Arnold Pears, and Roger McDermott. In Proc. 47th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2017. (DOI).
A critical analysis of trends in student-centric engineering education and their implications for learning. Arnold Pears, Aletta Nylén, and Mats Daniels. In Proc. 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Frontiers in Education Conference, IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2016. (DOI).
Assuring the Quality of Engineering Education. Arnold Pears. In 2015 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, pp 108-111, 2015. (DOI).
Second year Computer Science and IT students' experience of participation in the discipline. Anne-Kathrin Peters, Anders Berglund, Anna Eckerdal, and Arnold Pears. In Proc. 15th International Conference on Computing Education Research: Koli Calling, pp 68-76, ACM Press, New York, 2015. (DOI).
Implications of anonymous assessment. Arnold Pears and Aletta Nylén. In Proc. 45th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Frontiers in Education Conference, pp 1404-1408, IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ, 2015. (DOI).
Teaching and Learning Computer Science at Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia: Insights from a staff development course. Anders Berglund, Arnold Pears, Aletta Nylén, Farooq Ahmad, Bader Alghamdi, Khalid Alghamdi, Ahmed Alhabish, Abdullah Aljoufi, Eidah Alzahrani, Rami Alzahrani, Ismat Aldmour, Areej Athama, Hamada Shihad AlSadoon, Rahmat Budiarto, Abdul Hafeez, Nadeem Hassan Daupota, Dhafer Faiz, Lubna Abdel Kareim Gabralla, Mohammad Gamar, Abdul Hannan, Bedine Kerim, F. A. Mazarbhuiya, Ahmed Rabea, Muhammad Qaiser Saleem, Nimir Saleh, and Mohamed Shenify. In Proc. 3rd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, pp 1-6, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, 2015. (DOI, fulltext:preprint).
AccAB – Processes and Roles for Accreditation of Computing Degrees at Al Baha University in Saudi Arabia. Arnold Pears, Anders Berglund, Aletta Nylén, Nimir Saleh, and Mohammed Gamar. In Proc. World Engineering Education Forum, pp 969-970, 2014.
Discipline-based staff development courses to promote a sustainable SOTL environment: An example from science and engineering at Uppsala University. Anders Berglund, Staffan Andersson, Maja Elmgren, and Arnold Pears. In Proc. ICED 2014: Educational development in a changing world, pp 392-392, International Consortium for Educational Development, London, UK, 2014.
Integrating global systems development skills into the engineering curriculum. Arnold Pears, Mats Daniels, and Åsa Cajander. In Proc. 3rd ASEE International Forum, pp 11088:1-8, American Society for Engineering Education, 2014.
Four feed-forward principles enhance students' perception of feedback as meaningful. Arnold Pears, James Harland, Margaret Hamilton, and Roger Hadgraft. In Proc. 2nd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, pp 272-277, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, 2014. (DOI).
Learning to develop learning and teaching of CS: a collaborative example. Anders Berglund, Arnold Pears, Ali Alagla, Nimir Salih, and Mohamed Shenify. In Proc. 2nd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, pp 147-148, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, 2014. (DOI, fulltext:preprint).
First year Computer Science and IT students' experience of participation in the discipline. Anne-Kathrin Peters, Anders Berglund, Anna Eckerdal, and Arnold Pears. In Proc. 2nd International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, pp 1-8, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, 2014. (DOI, fulltext:preprint).
Professional communication skills for engineering professionals. Aletta Nylén and Arnold Pears. In Proc. 43rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp 257-263, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2013. (DOI).
Scaffolding pedagogic excellence in higher education. Maja Elmgren, Staffan Andersson, Arnold Pears, and Stefan Pålsson. In Improving Student Learning through Research and Scholarship, pp 164-176, Oxford Brookes University, UK, 2013. (fulltext:print).
What is feedback?: Connecting student perceptions to assessment practices. Arnold Pears, James Harland, Margaret Hamilton, and Roger Hadgraft. In Proc. 1st International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, pp 106-113, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, 2013. (DOI).
Engagement in Computer Science and IT — What!: A matter of identity?. Anne-Kathrin Peters and Arnold Pears. In Proc. 1st International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering, pp 114-121, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA, 2013. (DOI, fulltext:postprint).
Hur ser Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga fakultetens lärare på undervisning och lärande. Arnold Pears, Staffan Andersson, and Maja Elmgren. In Universitetspedagogisk utveckling och kvalitet - i praktiken!, pp 21-44, 2012.
Harnessing theory in the service of engineering education research. Arnold Pears, Neena Thota, Päivi Kinnunen, and Anders Berglund. In Proc. 42nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp 391-395, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2012. (DOI).
Students' experiences and attitudes towards learning Computer Science. Anne-Kathrin Peters and Arnold Pears. In Proc. 42nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp 88-93, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2012. (DOI).
Teachers' conceptions of teaching practice. Arnold Pears, Maja Elmgren, and Staffan Andersson. In Improving Student Learning through Research and Scholarship (ISL 2012), Lund University, Sweden, 2012. (Abstract).
Challenges in Developing Global Collaborative Project Courses. Arnold Pears, Neena Thota, Henrik Forsberg, Jonny Gunnarsson, Anders Hedström, and David Skoglund. In Proc. 1st Forum on International Collaborative Academic Programs, BrownWalker Press, 2012.
mJeliot: ICT Support for Interactive Teaching of Programming. Arnold Pears and Moritz Rogalli. In Proc. 41st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Frontiers in Education Conference, pp T1J-1-4, IEEE conference proceedings, Piscataway, NJ, 2011. (DOI).
mJeliot: A tool for enhanced interactivity in programming instruction. Arnold Pears and Moritz Rogalli. In Proc. 11th International Conference on Computing Education Research: Koli Calling, pp 16-22, ACM Press, New York, 2011. (DOI).
Conveying Conceptions of Quality through Instruction. Arnold Pears. In Proc. 7th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, 2010.
Enhancing Student Engagement in an Introductory Programming Course. Arnold N. Pears. In Proc. 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp F1E-1-2, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2010. (DOI).
Developing Global Teamwork Skills: The Runestone Project. Arnold Pears and Mats Daniels. In Annual Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON): The Future of Global Learning in Engineering Education, IEEE, 2010. (fulltext).
A global software project: Developing a tablet PC capture platform for explanograms. Tony Clear, Jacqueline Whalley, Jonathan Hill, Yong Liu, Arnold Pears, and Beryl Plimmer. In Proc. 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research: Koli Calling, volume 2009-004 of Technical report / Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University, pp 41-50, 2009. (Proceedings).
Disseminating phenomenography: Workshops for the computing education research community. Anders Berglund, Ilona Box, Anna Eckerdal, Raymond Lister, and Arnold Pears. In Proc. EARLI SIG 9 Workshop on Phenomenography and Variation Theory: Implications of Phenomenography and Variation Theory in Practice, pp 17-18, Kristianstad Academic Press, Sweden, 2008. (Proceedings).
Stepping Stones: Capacity building in engineering education. Arnold N. Pears, Sally Fincher, Robin Adams, and Mats Daniels. In Proc. 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp 307-312, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, 2008. (DOI).
Three Ways of Globalizing IT Engineering Education: Experiences from Two European Universities. Anders Berglund, Marie Gottlieb, Mats Daniels, Arne John Glenstrup, Arnold Pears, and John Paulin Hansen. In International Conference on Science, Technology and Education Policy: Engineering Education, Innovation and Globalization, pp 63-67, Hangzhou, China, 2008. (fulltext:print).
What’s the problem?: Teachers’ experience of student learning successes and failures. Arnold Pears, Anders Berglund, Anna Eckerdal, Philip East, Päivi Kinnunen, Lauri Malmi, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Moström, Laurie Murphy, Mark Bartley Ratcliffe, Carsten Schulte, Beth Simon, Ioanna Stamouli, and Lynda Thomas. In Proc. 7th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research: Koli Calling, volume 88 of CRPIT, pp 207-211, Australian Computer Society, 2007. (External link).
Encouraging Deep Learning Using Student Reflections: A Case Study. Arnold Pears and Lars-Åke Larzon. In Proc. 6th Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research, pp 38-45, 2006. (External link, ACM digital library).
Maintaining a Core Literature of Computing Education Research. Stephen Seidman, Arnold Pears, Crystal Eney, Päivi Kinnunen, and Lauri Malmi. In Koli Calling: 5th Annual Finnish/Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, p 185, 2006. (External link).
Connectivity Models: A New Approach to Modeling Contacts in Opportunistic Networks. Thabotharan Kathiravelu, Arnold Pears, and Nalin Ranasinghe. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Information Technology Conference (IITC) 2006, p 185, 2006.
What & When?: Distributing Content in Opportunistic Networks. Thabotharan Kathiravelu and Arnold Pears. In International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing (ICWMC) 2006, 2006.
Ad Hoc Routing Protocol Verification Through Broadcast Abstraction. Oskar Wibling, Joachim Parrow, and Arnold Pears. In Formal Techniques for Networked and Distributed Systems – FORTE 2005, volume 3731 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp 128-142, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005. (DOI).
Approaches to P2P Applications Development. Thabotharan Kathiravelu and Arnold Pears. In Seventh International Workshop on Protocols for High-Speed Networks (PfHSN 2002), 2005. (DOI, External link).
Janus: an architecture for flexible access to sensor networks. Adam Dunkels, Richard Gold, Sergio Angel Marti, Arnold Pears, and Mats Uddenfeldt. In DIN '05: Proceedings of the 1st ACM workshop on Dynamic interconnection of networks, pp 48-52, 2005. (DOI).
Automatized Verification of Ad Hoc Routing Protocols. Oskar Wibling, Joachim Parrow, and Arnold Pears. In Formal Techniques for Networked and Distributed Systems – FORTE 2004, volume 3235 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp 343-358, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2004. (DOI).
Runestone, the Story. Mats Daniels, Anders Berglund, and Arnold Pears. In Grundutbildningsrådets utvecklingskonferens, Gävle, 2003.
Students' Understanding of Networks in an Internationally Distributed Course.. Anders Berglund and Arnold Pears. In Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference of Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2003)., pp 380-381, 2003.
Enriching Online Learning Resources with "Explanograms". Arnold Pears and Carl Erickson. In ISICT '03: Proceedings of the 1st international symposium on Information and communication technologies, pp 261-266, 2003. (External link).
Where Are You? Wireless Way's to Enhance Collaboration.. Arnold Pears and Marc-Aurele Brothier. In Frontiers in Education, p 2300, 2003. (DOI, External link).
Describing computer science education research: An academic process view. Arnold Pears, Mats Daniels, and Anders Berglund. In SCS 2002, Western multiconference, San Antonio, pp 99-104, 2002. (External link).

Reports

What is the word for "Engineering" in Swedish: Swedish students' conceptions of their discipline. Robin Adams, Sally Fincher, Arnold Pears, Jürgen Börstler, Jonas Boustedt, Peter Dalenius, Gunilla Eken, Tim Heyer, Andreas Jacobsson, Vanja Lindberg, Bengt Molin, Jan Erik Moström, and Mattias Wiggberg. Technical report / Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University nr 2007-018, 2007. (External link).
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