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SIGCSE
1995
ACM
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15 years 2 months ago
An interactive lecture approach to teaching computer science
Students get more out of an interactive lecture than a passive lecture because they are given time to think. This time allows them to determine if they understand a concept, and i...
Susan H. Rodger
SIGCSE
2000
ACM
146views Education» more  SIGCSE 2000»
15 years 2 months ago
Programming patterns and design patterns in the introductory computer science course
We look at the essential thinking skills students need to learn in the introductory computer science course based on object-oriented programming. We create a framework for such a ...
Viera K. Proulx
SIGCSE
2000
ACM
109views Education» more  SIGCSE 2000»
15 years 2 months ago
Experiences in using animations in introductory computer science lectures
Algorithm animation has received much interest over the last few years. In this paper, we discuss the experiences gained in integrating animations into introductory computer scien...
Guido Rößling, Bernd Freisleben
SIGCSE
1996
ACM
166views Education» more  SIGCSE 1996»
15 years 2 months ago
Activities to attract high school girls to computer science
We present several activities used in the two-week PipeLINK summer program for high school girls. These hands-on activities and interactive talks, presented mostly by female facul...
Susan H. Rodger, Ellen Lowenfeld Walker
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
112views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
14 years 10 months ago
Improving the persistence of first-year undergraduate women in computer science
This paper describes a study of undergraduate women's retention in the first-year of the computer science major at the University of Pennsylvania for the purpose of identifyi...
Rita Manco Powell