- Begum, M., Haglund, P., Korhonen, A., Lonati, V., Monga, M., Strömbäck, F. … Tilanterä, A. (2023). Empirical Evaluation of a Differentiated Assessment of Data Structures: The Role of Prerequisite Skills. Informatics in Education. doi:10.15388/infedu.2024.05.
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About
Overview
Dr Marjahan Begum is a learning scientist with a focus on computer science education and higher education research. She has worked in City, University of London since 2021 where she has focused on improving the learning experience of Foundation year students. These students are mostly from the widening participation group who would otherwise find university level education a challenge. Marjahan started a Women++group in City University whose aim is to address inequalities in participation of Computer Science staff and students. The group will: address issues of women’s sense of belonging; provide mentoring support; conduct outreach to promote women role models; and propose curriculum changes for a more inclusive CS education.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom, Sep 2002 – Sep 2005
Employment
- Director of Foundation Year, City, University of London, May 2021 – Sep 2023
Publications
Publications by category
Conference papers and proceedings (4)
- Begum, M., Crossley, J., Strömbäck, F., Akrida, E., Alpizar-Chacon, I., Evans, A. … Thorgeirsson, S. (2024). Designing a Pedagogical Framework for Developing Abstraction Skills. ITiCSE 2024: Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. doi:10.1145/3649405.3659533
- Nelson, G.L., Strömbäck, F., Korhonen, A., Albluwi, I., Begum, M., Blamey, B. … Monga, M. (2020). Assessing How Pre-requisite Skills Affect Learning of Advanced Concepts. ITiCSE '20: Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. doi:10.1145/3341525.3394990
- Begum, M. and Newman, R. (2009). Evaluation of students' experiences of developing transferable skills and business skills using a business simulation game. 2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) 18-21 October. doi:10.1109/fie.2009.5350482
- Stamouli, I., Begum, M. and Mancy, R. (2005). ExploreCSEd. ITiCSE05: Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. doi:10.1145/1067445.1067572
Journal article
Poster
- Crossley, J., Begum, M. and Wood, J. Qualitative insights into abstraction skills from exam scripts. European Computer Science Summit, 2023.