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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Retina: helping students and instructors based on observed programming activities
It is difficult for instructors of CS1 and CS2 courses to get accurate answers to such critical questions as "how long are students spending on programming assignments?"...
Christian Murphy, Gail E. Kaiser, Kristin Loveland...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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A CS unplugged design pattern
"Computer Science (CS) Unplugged"is an educational method for introducing non-specialists to concepts of CS through hands-on activities that don't require the use o...
Tomohiro Nishida, Susumu Kanemune, Yukio Idosaka, ...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Methodology for successful undergraduate recruiting in computer science at comprehensive public universities
This paper presents a methodology for increasing undergraduate Computer Science (CS) major enrollment at comprehensive public universities, particularly those that have first gene...
Patricia Morreale, Stan Kurkovsky, George Chang
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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QuickDraw: bringing graphics into first year
This paper describes a new tool for introducing computer graphics and multimedia applications into first year, called QuickDraw, and our experience using it. QuickDraw provides an...
Ben Stephenson, Craig Taube-Schock
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Multi-site evaluation of SimSE
In this paper, we describe a multi-site evaluation of SimSE, an educational software engineering simulation game. This study was designed to build on our previous experience of ev...
Emily Oh Navarro, André van der Hoek
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Abstraction and extensibility in digital logic simulation software
ion and Extensibility in Digital Logic Simulation Software Richard M. Salter and John L. Donaldson Computer Science Department Oberlin College Oberlin, OH 44074 rms@cs.oberlin.edu,...
Richard M. Salter, John L. Donaldson
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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CS1 students speak: advice for students by students
We collected advice on how to succeed at learning to program from 164 CS1 students at 3 institutions during a "saying is believing"intervention designed to encourage a g...
Beth Simon, Brian Hanks, Carol Zander, Laurie Murp...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Integrating pedagogical code reviews into a CS 1 course: an empirical study
Formal code inspections are employed by teams of professional software engineers to identify software defects and improve the quality of software. After reviewing a piece of code ...
Christopher D. Hundhausen, Anukrati Agrawal, Dana ...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Student-generated active-learning exercises
Edward F. Gehringer, Carolyn S. Miller
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Engaging students through mobile game development
This paper describes using mobile game development as a motivational tool to engage students early in the curriculum. Mobile devices have become an integral part of everyday lives...
Stan Kurkovsky