caa a22 4500 445829451 CHVBK 20180317145309.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10639-009-9118-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10639-009-9118-8 The impact of the medium of instruction: The case of teaching and learning of computer programming [Elektronische Daten] [Wilfred Lau, Allan Yuen] Despite the seemingly good prospects in the Information Technology (IT) industry, the expected number of students who are interested in the relevant subjects has been limited. While numerous studies have explored the influence of various variables on programming course participation and performance at a personal level, there have been few studies conducted at a policy level. This study examined the impact of the medium of instruction (MOI) on student learning of computer programming in Hong Kong. It also examined the effects of gender and prior academic ability on programming performance. No gender differences in programming performance were found in the sample after prior academic ability was controlled. Prior academic ability affected performance differentially. Chinese-medium instructed students tended to outperform their English-medium instructed counterparts and middle and low-ability students in English-medium schools were notably at-risk. In view of these results, we argue that the MOI issue is further complicated by student ability. This provides a new understanding of the impact of the MOI on student learning. At a policy level, the results offer empirical evidence for policy-makers to rethink the current MOI policy. At a school level, we propose some metacognitive and cognitive strategies to address the needs of those at-risk learners. Finally, we intend to raise a series of questions that warrant further discussion and investigation. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2010 Medium of instruction nationallicence Gender differences nationallicence Student ability nationallicence Second language learners nationallicence Computer programming nationallicence Lau Wilfred Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong aut Yuen Allan Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong aut Education and Information Technologies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/2(2011-06-01), 183-201 1360-2357 16:2<183 2011 16 10639 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-009-9118-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-009-9118-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lau Wilfred Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yuen Allan Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Education and Information Technologies Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 16/2(2011-06-01), 183-201 1360-2357 16:2<183 2011 16 10639 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer