Research
My research interests are in the areas of computing education, spatial skills, and work-based learning. I am particularly interested in how spatial skills can be used to improve the teaching and learning of computing. I am also interested in how work-based learning can be used to improve the employability of computing students.
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Institutional Perspectives on Formal Work-based Learning Programs in the UK
Jack Parkinson, Sebastian Dziallas
SIGCSE '24': Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1
Modeling Women's Elective Choices in Computing
Steven Bradley, Miranda C. Parker, Rukiye Altin, Lecia Barker, Sara Hooshangi, Thom Kunkeler, Ruth G. Lennon, Fiona McNeill, Julià Minguillón, Jack Parkinson, Svetlana Peltsverger, Naaz Sibia
ITiCSE-WGR '23: Proceedings of the 2023 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Traditional Vs Non-Traditional Assessment Activities as Learning Indicators of Student Learning: Teacher' Perceptions
Maha Al-Anqoudi, Mireilla Bikanga Ada, Stephen McQuistin, Nikos Ntarmos, Jack Parkinson, Yashar Moshfeghi
2023 IEEE Learning with MOOCS (LWMOOCS)
Expanding the Circle of Critical Friends in UK Computing Education Research with the Works-in-Progress (WiP) Workshop
Joseph Maguire, Jack Parkinson, Quintin Cutts, Sally Fincher
UKICER '23: Proceedings of the 5th United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research conference, September 2023
Exploring Models and Theories of Spatial Skills in CS through a Multi-National Study
Jack Parkinson, Sebastian Dziallas, Fiona McNeill, James Stephen Williams
ICER '23': Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research V.1
Understanding Spatial Skills and Encoding Strategies in Student Problem Solving Activities
Jack Parkinson and Quintin Cutts
ICER '23': Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research V.1
A Methodology for Investigating Women's Module Choices in Computer Science
Steven Bradley, Miranda C. Parker, Rukiye Altin, Lecia Barker, Sara Hooshangi, Samia Kamal, Thom Kunkeler, Ruth G. Lennon, Fiona McNeill, Julià Minguillón, Jack Parkinson, Svetlana Peltsverger, Naaz Sibia
ITiCSE '23': Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2
Experience Report: Running and Participating in a Multi-Institutional Research in Practice Project Activity (RIPPA)
Jack Parkinson, Sebastian Dziallas, Gary Lewandowski, Fiona Mcneill, Jim Williams, Quintin Cutts
UKICER '22: Proceedings of the 4th United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research conference, September 2022
Experience Report: Challenges and Opportunities of Remote Labs for a Computer Science Department
Douglas Fraser, Ethan Hunter, William Kavanagh, Alexandrina Pancheva, Jack Parkinson, Iulia Paun, Tom Wallis, Mireilla Bikanga Ada, Helen Border, Gethin Norman
Postgraduate Pedagogies, Vol. 2, No. 1
Relationships between an Early-Stage Spatial Skills Test and Final CS Degree Outcomes
Jack Parkinson, Quintin Cutts
SIGCSE 2022: Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V.1, February 2022
Spatial Skills and Demographic Factors in CS1
Anna Ly, Jack Parkinson, Quintin Cutts, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen
Koli Calling '21: 21st Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, November 2021
Practice report: six studies of spatial skills training in introductory computer science
Jack Parkinson, Ryan Bockmon, Quintin Cutts, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, Sheryl Sorby
ACM Inroads, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021
. Forming Community in Computing Science Education with Research in Practice Project Activities
Quintin Cutts, Joseph Maguire, Sally Fincher, Jack Parkinson
UKICER '21: Proceedings of the 3rd United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research conference, September 2021
Relating Spatial Skills and Expression Evaluation
Jack Parkinson, Quintin Cutts, Steve Draper
UKICER '20: United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research conference, September 2020
The Effect of a Spatial Skills Training Course in Introductory Computing
Jack Parkinson, Quintin Cutts
ITiCSE '20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, June 2020
Addressing Mixed Levels of Prior Knowledge by Individualising Learning Pathways in a Degree Apprenticeship Summer School
Derek Somerville, Quintin Cutts, Matthew Barr, Jack Parkinson
CEP 2020: Proceedings of the 4th Conference on Computing Education Practice 2020
Pass Rates in Introductory Programming and in other STEM Disciplines
Simon, Andrew Luxton-Reilly, Vangel Ajanovski, Eric Fouh, Chris Gonsalvez, Juho Leinonen, Jack Parkinson, Matthew Poole, Neena Thota
ITiCSE-WGR '19: Proceedings of the Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Developing a Work-based Software Engineering Degree in Collaboration with Industry
Matthew Barr, Jack Parkinson
UKICER '19: Proceedings of the 1st UK & Ireland Computing Education Research Conference
Pass Rates in STEM Disciplines Including Computing
Simon, Andrew Luxton-Reilly, Vangel Ajanovski, Eric Fouh, Chris Gonsalvez, Juho Leinonen, Jack Parkinson, Matthew Poole, Neena Thota
ITiCSE '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Devising Work-based Learning Curricula with Apprentice Research Software Engineers
Joseph Maguire, Quintin Cutts, Jack Parkinson, Matthew Barr, Derek Somerville
ITiCSE '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Experience Report: Thinkathon — Countering an "I Got It Working" Mentality with Pencil-and-Paper Exercises
Quintin Cutts, Matthew Barr, Mireilla Bikanga Ada, Peter Donaldson, Steve Draper, Jack Parkinson, Jeremy Singer, Lovisa Sundin
ITiCSE '19: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Investigating the Relationship Between Spatial Skills and Computer Science
Jack Parkinson, Quintin Cutts
ICER '18: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research, August 2018
Short Papers and Abstracts
Improving Computational Thinking with Spatial Skills Development in Primary School
Jack Parkinson
WiPSCE '23: Proceedings of the 18th WiPSCE Conference on Primary and Secondary Computing Education Research
An Overview of the Relationship between Spatial Skills and Computing Science
Jack Parkinson
UKICER '23: Proceedings of the 5th United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research conference, September 2023
What does Space look like in CS? Mapping out the Relationship between Spatial Skills and CS Aptitude
Jack Parkinson
ICER '22': Proceedings of the 2022 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 2
Investigating Spatial Skills in Computing Education
Jack Parkinson
ICER '20': Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research
Exploring Spatial Skills and Computing in Primary and Secondary Education
Jack Parkinson
WiPSCE '19: Proceedings of the 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education