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SIGCSE
2010
ACM
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16 years 20 days ago
Compatibility of partnered students in computer science education
This paper details the results of an investigation into the compatibility of partnered computer science students. The study involved approximately 290 students at the University o...
Joshua Sennett, Mark Sherriff
ITICSE
2006
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Using student performance predictions in a computer science curriculum
Professors often develop anecdotal guidelines about how each student’s past performance in their academic major relates to their performance in later courses. While these guidel...
A. T. Chamillard
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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15 years 5 months ago
CS 0.5: a better approach to introductory computer science for majors
There are often problems when students enter a course with widely different experience levels with key course topics. If the material is covered too slowly, those with greater exp...
Robert H. Sloan, Patrick Troy
TAPIA
2005
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Preliminary analysis of factors affecting women and african americans in the computing sciences
The current paper presents research that investigates those factors that affect the recruitment and retention of women and African Americans in the computing sciences. We begin by...
Jamika D. Burge, Tiki L. Suarez
SIGCSE
2004
ACM
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15 years 11 months ago
Core empirical concepts and skills for computer science
Educators are increasingly acknowledging that practical problems in computer science demand basic competencies in experimentation and data analysis. However, little effort has bee...
Grant Braught, Craig S. Miller, David W. Reed