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ITICSE
2003
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
A media computation course for non-majors
Computing may well become considered an essential part of a liberal education, but introductory programming courses will not look like the way that they do today. Current CS1 cour...
Mark Guzdial
ITICSE
2005
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Testing first: emphasizing testing in early programming courses
The complexity of languages like Java and C++ can make introductory programming classes in these languages extremely challenging for many students. Part of the complexity comes fr...
Will Marrero, Amber Settle
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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13 years 11 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...
ICSE
2008
IEEE-ACM
14 years 6 months ago
Design patterns: between programming and software design
In computer science curricula the two areas programming and software engineering are usually separated. In programming students learn an object oriented language and then deepen t...
Christoph Denzler, Dominik Gruntz
ITICSE
2010
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Helping students build a mental model of computation
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...
Steve Kollmansberger