Analysis of Students' Pre-Knowledge of Computer Programming over Time

Pre-knowledge significantly impacts the learning process when learning computer programming. The topic's pre-knowledge includes the ability to think algorithmically and a basic comprehension of computer programming. In our research, we have analysed the pre-knowledge of students regarding computer programming over a longer period of a few study years. For this purpose, students took a pre-course to test their JavaScript skills and evaluated their understanding of computer programming. We present this analysis to check for similarities and differences that occur.