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Student Misconceptions and Strategies in Git/GitHub Processes
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Student Misconceptions and Strategies in Git/GitHub Processes

Lori Postner, Darci Burdge, Heidi J. C. Ellis, Stoney Jackson, Gregory W. Hislop, Wesley Shumar, Karl R. Wurst, Cam Macdonell and Grant Braught
Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2, 862
10 Jul 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1145/3803401.3811998View
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Abstract

Social and professional topics -- Computing education
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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