معرفی
Teemu Lehtinen serves as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Aalto University, where he conducts research in computing education with emphasis on developing innovative learning approaches for programming principles. His work specifically targets enhancing reflection, self-explanation, and deeper cognitive engagement among learners through technology-enhanced methods.
Lehtinen's research spans computing education, learning analytics, and automated feedback systems, with specialized expertise in computational data analysis, software engineering, and human-computer interaction. He investigates how learners comprehend code structures and develop programming skills, focusing particularly on JavaScript and Java environments to identify knowledge gaps and improve educational interventions.
His 2021-2024 publications reveal consistent trends in program comprehension analysis, automated question generation for learners' code, and the application of learning analytics to detect fragile prerequisite knowledge. This body of work demonstrates evolving methodologies from foundational comprehension studies to AI-integrated feedback systems, particularly exploring ChatGPT's role in programming education.
Scientific recognition includes:
- The best practitioner paper award at the 25th Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2023) for research on automated questionnaires
- The Aalto High 5 Award for Education (2015) for developing Aalto University's inaugural MOOC
Lehtinen collaborates within Professor Lauri Malmi's research group, contributing to projects that bridge educational theory with practical software tools for programming education. His current efforts focus on building frameworks for reflective learning through automated analysis of student code and AI-assisted comprehension techniques.
