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ACMSE
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
Studio-based learning in CS2: an experience report
Recently there has been a surge of interest in making computer science education attractive to potential students, motivating to current students, and relevant to graduating stude...
Lakshman Myneni, Margaret Ross, T. Dean Hendrix, N...
ACSE
1998
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Building a rigorous research agenda into changes to teaching
: Building research into teaching has particular value in the current academic climate; this paper considers why and reflects on the particular need for Computer Science education ...
Mats Daniels, Marian Petre, Anders Berglund
ACSE
2000
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Time studies as a tool for (computer science) education research
Computer Science Education Research is often done in a very local setting and findings are difficult to transfer to other institutions. There are however several factors that spea...
Anna Sandström, Mats Daniels
ITICSE
2003
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Teaching undergraduate software design in a liberal arts environment using RoboCup
Most large research universities include a software design or software development course as a required or elective component of an undergraduate computer science major. For vario...
Timothy Huang, Frank Swenton
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
231views Education» more  SIGCSE 2010»
13 years 10 months ago
Implementing studio-based learning in CS2
This paper presents an experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating a studio-based learning model for CS2. Adapted from architecture and art education, as well as from co...
T. Dean Hendrix, Lakshman Myneni, N. Hari Narayana...
ITICSE
2004
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
What do we mean by theoretically sound research in computer science education?
With our interest to improve our education in computer science, an understanding of how students learn about CS concepts, how different concepts are understood, as well as the con...
Mordechai Ben-Ari, Anders Berglund, Shirley Booth,...
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
98views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
A multi-institutional investigation of computer science seniors' knowledge of programming concepts
Research on learning suggests the importance of helping students organize their knowledge around meaningful patterns of information. This paper reports on a multi-institutional st...
Laurie Murphy, Renée McCauley, Suzanne West...
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
106views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
A model for improving secondary CS education
This paper describes how the Institute for Computing Education (ICE) at Georgia Tech is trying to improve the state of computer science education in secondary schools in Georgia. ...
Barbara Ericson, Mark Guzdial, Maureen Biggers
ACMSE
2005
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
Towards a "humans-first" computer science curriculum
Traditionally, computer science education has considered “objects-first” or “imperative-first” approaches, with the focus of the course on teaching design of programs star...
D. Scott McCrickard, Charles J. Fowler, Christa M....
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
355views Education» more  SIGCSE 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Why students with an apparent aptitude for computer science don't choose to major in computer science
The statistics show that the number of Computer Science majors is dropping across the United States. Possible reasons include a reduced number of jobs in the field, an incorrect p...
Lori Carter