Factors that influence students' programming skills: a case study from a Nigerian university
by Efosa C. Idemudia; Salihu Ibrahim Dasuki; Peter Ogedebe
International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education (IJQRE), Vol. 3, No. 4, 2016

Abstract: Most university students do not write programming codes, because writing programming codes involves hard work, dedication, interest, self-motivation, perseverance, and access to the appropriate resources (i.e. textbook, hardware, and software). To address this issue, we conducted research using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as the theoretical background for our research model. The results from our structural equation modelling show that students write and use programming codes if they have a positive perceived behavioural intention to write programming codes. Furthermore, our results show that behavioural intention to program is predicted by factors such as performance expectancy, self-efficacy, anxiety, and habit, which explains why most software companies are using these factors effectively and efficiently to develop software. Our study has a variety of practical and research implications relating to syllabi, course, and curricula developments in the computer science discipline.

Online publication date: Wed, 22-Feb-2017

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