Overcoming coding anxiety: Lowering the stakes and making it fun

Marques, Tiago A., Kay, William P., Aldous Oldnall, Christopher, Sutherland, Chris and Young, Robert S. 2026. Overcoming coding anxiety: Lowering the stakes and making it fun. Blankinship, Brittany, Orzechowski, Pawel, Desvages, Charlotte, Banas, Kasia, Noè, Umberto, Oldnall, Chris, Sharifi Far, Serveh, Llewellyn-MacRae, Clare, Alex, Beatrice, Evkaya, Ozan and McManus, Franziska, eds. Teaching Programming Across Disciplines, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, pp. 94-99. (10.2218/ED.9781836450795.16)

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Abstract

For many students, anxiety is a central and paralysing part of their coding experience. This is particularly true for students in non-programming disciplines where educators may need to make a targeted effort to approach this head on. The authors offer practical suggestions and tips provided from their experiences that you can easily pick up and embed out of the box in your own teaching. This chapter is for you if you have ever taught coding to anxious students or would like ideas on ways to make your programming course more accessible and fun for all students, regardless of background.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Biosciences
Publisher:	University of Edinburgh
ISBN:	9781836451686
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	27 July 2026
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2026 15:18
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/187883

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