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SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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13 years 10 months ago
Closed laboratories with embedded instructional research design for CS1
Closed laboratories are becoming an increasingly popular approach to teaching introductory computer science courses. However, as observed in [1], “Considering the prevalence of ...
Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Suzette Person, Gwen N...
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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13 years 10 months ago
Using image processing projects to teach CS1 topics
As Computer Science educators, we know that students learn more from projects that are fun and challenging, that seem “real” to them, and that allow them to be creative in des...
Richard Wicentowski, Tia Newhall
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
167views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
14 years 5 months ago
Python CS1 as preparation for C++ CS2
How suitable is a Python-based CS1 course as preparation for a C++-based CS2 course? After fifteen years of using C++ for both CS1 and CS2, the Computer Science Department at Mich...
Richard J. Enbody, William F. Punch, Mark McCullen
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
133views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Designing, implementing, and analyzing a placement test for introductory CS courses
An introductory CS1 course presents problems for educators and students due to students’ diverse background in programming knowledge and exposure. Students who enroll in CS1 als...
Leen-Kiat Soh, Ashok Samal, Suzette Person, Gwen N...
CORR
2011
Springer
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12 years 9 months ago
Labeling 3D scenes for Personal Assistant Robots
—Inexpensive RGB-D cameras that give an RGB image together with depth data have become widely available. We use this data to build 3D point clouds of a full scene. In this paper,...
Hema Swetha Koppula, Abhishek Anand, Thorsten Joac...