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SIGCSE
1998
ACM
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Constructivism in computer science education
ions, and (c) the seductive reality of the computer must not be allowed to supplant construction of models. The dominant theory of learning today is called constructivism. This the...
Mordechai Ben-Ari
ITICSE
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Putting threshold concepts into context in computer science education
This paper describes Threshold Concepts, a theory of learning that distinguishes core concepts whose characteristics can make them troublesome in learning. With an eye to applying...
Anna Eckerdal, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Mostr&ou...
DIS
2007
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Positivism Against Constructivism: A Network Game to Learn Epistemology
As mentioned in French secondary school official texts, teaching science implies teaching scientific process. This poses the problem of how to teach epistemology, as traditional sc...
Hélène Hagège, Christopher Da...
SIGCSE
2012
ACM
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12 years 2 days ago
Calico: a multi-programming-language, multi-context framework designed for computer science education
The Calico project is a multi-language, multi-context programming framework and learning environment for computing education. This environment is designed to support several inter...
Douglas S. Blank, Jennifer S. Kay, James B. Marsha...