The following RIPPAs have concluded. You can find out more about the projects and their results by clicking for more info.
The RIPPA 2021 aims to find out whether a) first-year students with better spatial skills have better programming skills (regardless of teaching environment or method), b) whether spatial skills change over a period of computing instruction and c) what demographic data contribute towards high spatial ability. Future goals of the project will be to investigate whether improving first-year students' spatial skills improves their programming skills (regardless of teaching environment or method).