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SIGCSE
2000
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
2000
ACM
We look at the essential thinking skills students need to learn in the introductory computer science course based on object-oriented programming. We create a framework for such a ...
SIGCSE
1998
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
1998
ACM
We present a series of programming exercises that use scaling as a theme for teaching design techniques in the introductory computer science course sequence. All exercises are on ...
ITICSE
2010
ACM
13 years 8 months ago
2010
ACM
Introductory computer science classes are known for having a high attrition rate. Some authors believe this is due to students’ difficulties in establishing a mental model of co...
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
2006
ACM
Many incoming college freshmen have accumulated a significant number of hours of experience playing computer games. Extending that experience to actual game creation activities ca...
IIE
2007
13 years 5 months ago
2007
Motivating students of the Nintendo generation for Computer Science can only be achieved by providing them with an exiting and fresh CS1 course. The article describes the experienc...