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Student Misconceptions and Strategies in Git/GitHub Processes
Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2, 862
10 Jul 2026
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Abstract
This poster presents an analysis of student learning of basic workflow process for GitHub. It draws on data gathered by GitKit, a learning environment that supports the development of fundamental GitHub skills widely used in contemporary software development. The poster discusses the purpose and facilities of GitKit and presents an analysis of data from use of GitKit at multiple institutions. This analysis focuses on student misconceptions and strategies in trying to execute basic GitHub workflows.
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- Title
- Student Misconceptions and Strategies in Git/GitHub Processes
- Creators
- Lori Postner - Nassau Community CollegeDarci Burdge - Nassau Community CollegeHeidi J. C. Ellis - Western New England UniversityStoney Jackson - Western New England UniversityGregory W. Hislop - Drexel UniversityWesley Shumar - Drexel UniversityKarl R. Wurst - Worcester State UniversityCam Macdonell - MacEwan UniversityGrant Braught - Dickinson College
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2, 862
- Conference
- ITiCSE 2026: ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
- Series
- ACM Conferences
- Publisher
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science; Communication
- Other Identifier
- 991022194937804721