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Dr. Thomas was born in Wales and moved to Canada while still in high school. She completed a BSc (Summa cum Laude) and a National Research council supported MSc in pure mathematics at McMaster University in Canada. She then turned to computing, and worked for a few years in industry, before returning to academia and receiving an MSc at Southern Illinois University in the US.
She was a Professor of Computer Science at Carroll University in the US for many years, before completing her PhD in Software Engineering at Aberystwyth University in 1995.
Dr. Thomas was appointed Teaching Fellow at Aberystwyth in 1999 and Senior Lecturer in 2014. Her research interests centre around problem solving and Computer Science education.
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Cydweithrediadau a’r prif feysydd ymchwil yn ystod y pum mlynedd ddiwethaf
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Pseudocode: Scaffolding student object-oriented software designs
Zander, C., Thomas, L., Moström, J. E., McCartney, R. & Eckerdal, A., 06 Chwef 2024, Koli Calling '23: Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. Mühling, A. & Jormanainen, I. (gol.). Association for Computing Machinery, 2 t. 43. (Koli Calling).Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Trafodion Cynhadledd (ISBN)
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Copying Can Be Good: How Students View Imitation as a Tool in Learning to Program
Zander, C., Thomas, L., Mostrom, J. E. & Eckerdal, A., 21 Hyd 2020, 2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 9274064. (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE; Cyfrol 2020-October).Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Trafodion Cynhadledd (ISBN)
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In the liminal space: Software design as a threshold skill
Thomas, L., Boustedt, J., Eckerdal, A., McCartney, R., Moström, J. E., Sanders, K. & Zander, C., Ebr 2017, Yn: PESTLHE. 12, 2, t. 333-351 19 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Student software designs at the undergraduate midpoint
Thomas, L., Zander, C., Loftus, C. & Eckerdal, A., 28 Meh 2017, ITiCSE '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery, t. 34-39 6 t. (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE; Cyfrol Part F128680).Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Trafodion Cynhadledd (ISBN)
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Why computing students learn on their own: motivation for self-directed learning of computing
McCartney, R., Boustedt, J., Eckerdal, A., Sanders, K., Thomas, L., Moström, J. E. & Zander, C., 26 Chwef 2016, Yn: ACM Transactions on Computing Education. 16, 1, 18 t., 2.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Mynediad agoredFfeil45 Dyfyniadau (Scopus)855 Wedi eu Llwytho i Lawr (Pure) -
Graduating students' designs: through a phenomenographic lens
Thomas, L., Eckerdal, A., McCartney, R., Mostrum, J., Sanders, K. & Zander, C., 2014, Proceedings of the tenth annual conference on International computing education research. Association for Computing Machinery, t. 91-98 8 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Trafodion Cynhadledd (ISBN)
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A fresh look at novice programmers' performance and their teachers' expectations
Utting, I., Tew, A. E., McCracken, M., Thomas, L. A., Bouvier, D., Frye, R., Paterson, J., Caspersen, M., Kolikant, Y.B.-D., Sorva, J. & Wilusz, T., 2013, t. 15-32.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Self-Directed Learning in Computing and the Path to Employment
Thomas, L. A., 2013.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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A broader threshold: including skills as well as concepts in Computing Education
Thomas, L. A., Boustedt, J., Eckerdal, A., McCartney, R., Moström, J. E., Sanders, K. & Zander, C., 2012.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Self-directed learning: stories from industry
Zander, C., Boustedt, J., Eckerdal, A., McCartney, R., Sanders, K. & Thomas, L., 2012, Proceedings of the 12th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. Association for Computing Machinery, t. 111-117 17 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd › Trafodion Cynhadledd (ISBN)
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Threshold concepts and threshold skills in computing
Sanders, K., Boustedt, J., Eckerdal, A., McCartney, R., Zander, C., Mostrom, J. E., Thomas, L. A. & Zander, C., 2012, t. 23-30. 8 t.Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gynhadledd › Papur › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
34 Dyfyniadau (Scopus)