Linda Mannila

Linda Mannila

Adj. Universitetslektor
Linköping University · AIICS · ReAL Lab
Computing EducationAI LiteracyComputational ThinkingK-12 Education

About

Linda Mannila is Visiting Professor at Linköping University and Associate Professor at the University of Helsinki. Her research spans computing education, AI literacy, computational thinking in K-12, and teacher professional development. She co-authored the landmark ITiCSE survey on teaching introductory programming (800+ citations) and has led work on AI literacy frameworks, LLM evaluation of student work, and digital competence policies across Nordic countries. Over 4,300 citations on Google Scholar.

Publications 27

2026
Journal
How Do Swedish Primary Teachers Introduce Programming in Their Classrooms, and What Strategies Are Used?
Anna Åkerfeldt, Linda Mannila, Susanne Kjällander, Fredrik Heintz
ACM Transactions on Computing Education 26:1
Conference
How Aligned are Humans and Large Language Models in Evaluating Computational Thinking Tasks?
Mohsen Asgari, Linda Mannila, Filip Strömbäck
INFORMATICS IN SCHOOLS. FOSTERING PROBLEM-SOLVING, CREATIVITY, AND CRITICAL THINKING THROUGH COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, ISSEP 2025, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 111-124, SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
2025
Journal
Perspectives on AI literacy in Middle School Classrooms
Katarina Sperling, Linnéa Stenliden, Linda Mannila, Jonas Hallström, Charlotta Nordlöf, Fredrik Heintz
Postdigital Science and Education 7:719-749
Conference
Framing AI Literacy for K-12 Education
Linda Mannila, Jonas Hallström, Charlotta Nordlöf, Fredrik Heintz, Katarina Sperling, Linnéa Stenliden
ACE ‘25: Proceedings of the 27th Australasian Computing Education Conference, pp. 85-94, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Chapter
AI-litteracitet för lärare
Linnéa Stenliden, Linda Mannila
Digital kompetens för lärare, Anna-Lena Godhe, Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi (eds.), pp. 211-226, Gleerups Utbildning AB, Malmö
2024
Conference
Humans or Machines for Teaching: Trust and Preferences among University Students
Mohsen Asgari, Linda Mannila, Fong-Chun Tsai, Filip Strömbäck
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS, ICETC 2024, pp. 17-25, ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
Conference
Grasping the Unseen: TA Insights into Teaching Subtle Concepts in Computer Science
Pontus Haglund, Linda Mannila, Filip Strömbäck, Aseel Berglund
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2024 CONFERENCE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, VOL 1, ITICSE 2024, pp. 157-163, ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
2023
Conference
“Look at our smart shoe” - a scalable online concept for introducing design as part of computational thinking in grades 1-6
Linda Mannila, Mia Skog
22ND ANNUAL ACM INTERACTION DESIGN AND CHILDREN CONFERENCE, IDC 2023: Rediscovering Childhood, pp. 222-232, ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
Conference
Viewing the Finnish national curriculum through AI glasses: participatory design for integrating AI in grades 1-9
Linda Mannila
Conference
Using Model-Checking and Peer-Grading to Provide Automated Feedback to Concurrency Exercises in Progvis
Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila, Mariam Kamkar
ACE ‘23, ACE ’23, pp. 11-20, Association for Computing Machinery
Journal
Student and teacher co-agency when combining CT with arts and design in a cross-curricular project
Linda Mannila, Teemu Leinonen, Merja Bauters, Marjaana Veermans
Computers and Education Open 4:100132
Chapter
Introducing programming and computational thinking in grades 1–9
Linda Mannila, Fredrik Heintz
Programming and computational thinking in technology education, Jonas Hallström, Marc J. de Vries (eds.), pp. 60-88, Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden
Chapter
Integrating Programming in Other Subjects at Primary Level: Tool, Glue or Ideation
Linda Mannila
Teaching Coding in K-12 Schools, Therese Keane and Andrew Fluck (ed.), pp. 127-144, Springer
2022
Conference
Signs of learning in middle school computing education
Susanne Kjällander, Anna Åkerfeldt, Linda Mannila, Fredrik Heintz
, 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Conference
Pilot Study of Progvis
Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila, Mariam Kamkar
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 24TH AUSTRALASIAN COMPUTING EDUCATION CONFERENCE, ACE 2022, pp. 123-132, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York
Conference
Exploring programming didactics in primary school - a gender perspective
Anna Åkerfeldt, Susanne Kjällander, Linda Mannila, Fredrik Heintz
2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Conference
Exploring Gender Differences in Primary School Programming
Linda Mannila, Anna Åkerfeldt, Susanne Kjällander, Fredrik Heintz
2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Conference
A Weak Memory Model in Progvis: Verification and Improved Accuracy of Visualizations of Concurrent Programs to Aid Student Learning
Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila, Mariam Kamkar
Koli Calling ‘22: Proceedings of the 22nd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, Ilkka Jormanainen, Andrew Petersen (eds.), ACM Publications
2021
Journal
Understanding Students’ Failure to use Functions as a Tool for Abstraction – An Analysis of Questionnaire Responses and Lab Assignments in a CS1 Python Course
Pontus Haglund, Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila
Informatics in Education. An International Journal 20:583-614
Journal
The Non-Deterministic Path to Concurrency – Exploring how Students Understand the Abstractions of Concurrency
Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila, Mariam KAMKAR
Informatics in Education. An International Journal 20:683-715
Conference
Pilot Study of a Visualization Tool for Object Graphs and Concurrency via Shared Memory
Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila, Mariam Kamkar
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 52ND ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, SIGCSE 2021, pp. 1294-1294, ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY
Journal
Elementary Students First Approach to Computational Thinking and Programming
Susanne Kjällander, Linda Mannila, Anna Åkerfeldt, Fredrik Heintz
Education Sciences 11:80
Report
Digital kompetens i Svenskfinland
Linda Mannila
Svenska kulturfonden, Finland
2020
Conference
Programming in primary education: Towards a research based assessment framework
Linda Mannila, Fredrik Heintz, Susanne Kjällander, Anna+ Åkerfeldt
WiPSCE 20: Proceedings of the 15th Workshop on Primary and Secondary Computing Education, ACM Digital Library
Conference
Exploring Students’ Understanding of Concurrency
Filip Strömbäck, Linda Mannila, Mariam Kamkar
Proceedings of SIGCSE ’20, ACM Publications
Journal
Development of computational thinking, digital competence and 21stcentury skills when learning programming in K-9
Jalal Nouri, Lechen Zhang, Linda Mannila, Eva Norén
Education Inquiry 11
Book
Att undervisa textbaserad programmering i skolan
Linda Mannila, Lars-Åke Nordén
Studentlitteratur, Lund
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