Issues in Introductory Programming Courses -- to Part I Issues in Introductory Programming Courses -- Exposing the Programming Process -- Apprentice-Based Learning Via Integrated Lectures and Assignments -- Experiences with Functional Programming in an Introductory Curriculum -- Learning Programming with the PBL Method — Experiences on PBL Cases and Tutoring -- Using On-Line Tutorials in Introductory IT Courses -- Introducing Object-Oriented Programming -- to Part II Introducing Object-Oriented Programming -- Transitioning to OOP/Java — A Never Ending Story -- Using BlueJ to Introduce Programming -- Model-Driven Programming -- CS1: Getting Started -- Teaching Software Engineering Issues -- to Part III Teaching Software Engineering Issues -- Experiences with a Focus on Testing in Teaching -- Teaching Software Development Using Extreme Programming -- Frameworks in Teaching -- Assessment -- to Part IV Assessment -- Active Learning and Examination Methods in a Data Structures and Algorithms Course -- Mini Project Programming Exams.

This state-of-the-art survey, reflecting on the teaching of programming, has been written by a group of primarily Scandinavian researchers and educators with special interest and experience in the subject of programming. The 14 chapters - contributed by 24 authors - present practical experience gathered in the process of teaching programming and associated with computing education research work. Special emphasis is placed on practical advice and concrete suggestions. The authors are all members of the Scandinavian Pedagogy of Programming Network (SPoP), and bring together a diverse body of experiences from the Nordic countries. The 14 chapters of the book have been carefully written and edited to present 4 coherent units on issues in introductory programming courses, object-oriented programming, teaching software engineering issues, and assessment. Each of these individual parts has its own detailed introduction. The topics addressed span a wide range of problems and solutions associated with the teaching of programming such as introductory programming courses, exposition of the programming process, apprentice-based learning, functional programming first, problem-based learning, the use of on-line tutorials, object-oriented programming and Java, the BlueJ environment to introduce programming, model-driven programming as opposed to the prevailing language-driven approach, teaching software engineering, testing, extreme programming, frameworks, feedback and assessment, active learning, technology-based individual feedback, and mini project programming exams.