SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
This special session examines frameworks for the preparation of high school computer science (CS) teachers from the Israeli perspective. Specifically, several Israeli CS teacher p...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
Many CS1 courses lack a breadth in coverage of computing related topics and do not actively engage in nonprogramming computer science topics. In addition, many introductory (and...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
Like a screenplay, a program is both a static artifact and instructions for a dynamic performance. This duality can keep laypeople from appreciating the complexity of software sys...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
This paper describes how a graphical user interface (GUI) programming course offered by the Dept. of Computer Science (CS) was paired with a general teaching methods course offere...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
"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...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
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...
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2009
ACM
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...
ICSE
2008
IEEE-ACM
14 years 5 months ago
2008
IEEE-ACM
In October 2004 the University of Lugano in southern Switzerland established a new faculty of informatics. Its founding principles are innovation in teaching and faculty participa...