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Teaching and Learning Programming

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Yoshija Walter
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences
2
James Finnie-Ansley
University of Auckland
3
Helen Zhang
Boston College
4
Shraddha Barke
University of California San Diego
5
Yen-Fen Lee
National Taipei University of Technology
6
Emily Relkin
Center for Children
7
Leslie Suters
Tennessee Technological University
8
Michael Lodi
University of Bologna
9
Johanna Velander
Linnaeus University
10
Mark Liffiton
Illinois Wesleyan University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Embracing the future of Artificial Intelligence in the classroom: the relevance of AI literacy, prompt engineering, and critical thinking in modern education
International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education|2024
807 cit.
2
Managing the race to the moon: Global policy and governance in Artificial Intelligence regulation—A contemporary overview and an analysis of socioeconomic consequences
Discover Artificial Intelligence|2024
115 cit.
3
Developing and Validating the Artificial Intelligence Literacy Concept Inventory: an Instrument to Assess Artificial Intelligence Literacy among Middle School Students
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education|2024
58 cit.
4
Artificial influencers and the dead internet theory
AI & Society|2024
38 cit.
5
Technology-based interactive guidance to promote learning performance and self-regulation: a chatbot-assisted self-regulated learning approach
Educational Technology Research and Development|2025
21 cit.
6
Reducing the risk of social engineering attacks using SOAR measures in a real world environment: A case study
Computers & Security|2024
16 cit.
7
Digital Psychology: Introducing a Conceptual Impact Model and the Future of Work
Trends in Psychology|2024
5 cit.
8
Impacts of a ChatGPT-supported concept mapping approach on students’ database programming achievement and their problem-solving and critical thinking awareness
Interactive Learning Environments|2025
5 cit.
9
Big Ideas of Cryptography in Primary School
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.
10
Coding Readiness Assessment: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Preschoolers
Education Sciences|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Deborah Seehorn
British Science Association
2
Chung Kwan Lo
Education University of Hong Kong
3
Eddie Antonio Santos
University College Dublin
4
Solomon Sunday Oyelere
University of Eastern Finland
5
Volkan Kukul
Amasya Üniversitesi
6
Meg Escudé
University of California, Berkeley
7
Chris Piech
Stanford University
8
Juho Leinonen
Aalto University
9
Nadia Polikarpova
University of California San Diego
10
Petra Huber
Unknown

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Teachers’ readiness and intention to teach artificial intelligence in schools
Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence|2022
347 cit.
2
Grounded Copilot: How Programmers Interact with Code-Generating Models
Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages|2023
339 cit.
3
Programming Is Hard - Or at Least It Used to Be
Unknown Journal|2023
330 cit.
4
Using Large Language Models to Enhance Programming Error Messages
Unknown Journal|2023
209 cit.
5
Experiences from Using Code Explanations Generated by Large Language Models in a Web Software Development E-Book
Unknown Journal|2023
179 cit.
6
“It’s Weird That it Knows What I Want”: Usability and Interactions with Copilot for Novice Programmers
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction|2023
178 cit.
7
Comparing Code Explanations Created by Students and Large Language Models
Unknown Journal|2023
177 cit.
8
Machine Learning and the Five Big Ideas in AI
International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education|2022
155 cit.
9
GPTeach: Interactive TA Training with GPT-based Students
Unknown Journal|2023
103 cit.
10
Opportunities, challenges and school strategies for integrating generative AI in education
Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence|2025
102 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Yasmin B. Kafai
University of Pennsylvania
2
Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar
University of Michigan
3
Dylan Wiliam
King's College London
4
Uri Wilensky
Northwestern University
5
Marina Umaschi Bers
Boston College
6
Elliot Soloway
University of Michigan
7
Roy Pea
Stanford University
8
John R. Anderson
Carnegie Mellon University
9
Cynthia Breazeal
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10
Mark Guzdial
University of Michigan

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Assessment and Classroom Learning
Assessment in Education Principles Policy and Practice|1998
7.7k cit.
2
Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards through Classroom Assessment
Phi Delta Kappan|2010
4.2k cit.
3
Acquisition of cognitive skill.
Psychological Review|1982
3.5k cit.
4
Scratch
Communications of the ACM|2009
3.2k cit.
5
Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning
Educational Psychologist|1991
3.1k cit.
6
Developing the theory of formative assessment
Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability|2009
3.1k cit.
7
Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Science|1985
3.1k cit.
8
An Integrated Theory of the Mind.
Psychological Review|2004
2.9k cit.
9
Computational Thinking in K–12
Educational Researcher|2013
2.4k cit.
10
A spreading activation theory of memory
Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior|1983
2.2k cit.

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