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SIGCSE
2003
ACM
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Teaching objects-first in introductory computer science
An objects-first strategy for teaching introductory computer science courses is receiving increased attention from CS educators. In this paper, we discuss the challenge of the obj...
Stephen Cooper, Wanda Dann, Randy Pausch
ITICSE
2005
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Implications of perspective in teaching objects first and object design
There are an increasing number of books published on the important topics of “object-oriented programming” and “object-oriented design” for use in education. However, obje...
Henrik Bærbak Christensen
SIGCSE
1998
ACM
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Scaling: a design pattern in introductory computer science courses
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 ...
Harriet J. Fell, Viera K. Proulx, Richard Rasala
ITICSE
2010
ACM
13 years 6 months ago
Teaching abstraction in introductory courses
Herman Koppelman, Betsy van Dijk
ACE
2004
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Teaching Computer Architecture in Introductory Computing: Why? and How?
This paper discusses our rationale for teaching the fundamentals of computer architecture early in the computer science (CS) degree program. We also describe an active learning te...
Kris D. Powers