Contribution: An approach of integrating financial literacy into an introductory programming course is introduced. New learning materials are developed and the impact of the approach on motivating students and improving learning outcomes are evaluated using mixed methods. Background: More than two-thirds of college students in the U.S. graduate with a student loan, but they are not necessarily equipped with essential financial knowledge to manage their debts and make intelligent financial decisions. This issue must be addressed to alleviate any potential negative impact on college education. Since personal finance requires data processing and quantitative analyses, it is a great application context for computing education. The integration of the two can potentially improve students’ learning experience and outcome. Research Questions: What learning materials are needed to integrate financial literacy into introductory programming? Does the integration help students improve learning outcomes? Methodology: Learning materials are developed following a set of guiding principles. Both quantitative and qualitative methods are used to evaluate the impact of the approach. Findings: Evaluation indicated that the learning materials and the overall approach are effective in helping students learn programming. Students are also more aware of personal finance.

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将金融素养整合到入门编程中

贡献：介绍了一种将金融知识整合到入门编程课程中的方法。开发了新的学习材料，并使用混合方法评估了该方法对激励学生和改善学习成果的影响。背景：在美国，超过三分之二的大学生获得了学生贷款，但他们不一定具备基本的财务知识来管理其债务并做出明智的财务决策。必须解决此问题，以减轻对大学教育的任何潜在负面影响。由于个人理财需要数据处理和定量分析，因此它是计算教育的绝佳应用环境。两者的结合可以潜在地改善学生的学习经验和学习成果。研究问题：需要哪些学习材料将金融知识融入入门编程中？整合是否有助于学生改善学习成果？方法：学习材料是根据一系列指导原则编写的。定量和定性方法均用于评估该方法的影响。发现：评估表明，学习材料和整体方法可以有效地帮助学生学习编程。学生还更加了解个人理财。