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ITICSE
2006
ACM
13 years 11 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...
ICSE
2005
IEEE-ACM
14 years 5 months ago
The challenges of software engineering education
We discuss the technical skills that a software engineer should possess. We take the viewpoint of a school of engineering and put the software engineer's education in the wid...
Carlo Ghezzi, Dino Mandrioli
ITICSE
2009
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
The use of a controlled wireless testbed in courses
Wireless networking has become a popular topic in both undergraduate and graduate courses. However, putting together good assignments in wireless networking is difficult because t...
Peter Steenkiste
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
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13 years 10 months ago
MPCT: media propelled computational thinking
Media-Propelled Computational Thinking (MPCT – pronounced impact) is a course designed to introduce programming in the context of engaging problems in media computation, math, a...
Eric Andrew Freudenthal, Mary K. Roy, Alexandria N...
ICALT
2009
IEEE
14 years 21 hour ago
A Graphical Modeling Language for Computer-Based Learning Scenarios
A crucial challenge for improving EMLs is to provide an intuitive notation to support educational practitioners to not only understand, but also describe a large number of flexibl...
Anne Lejeune, Muriel Ney, Armin Weinberger, Margus...