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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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15 years 10 months ago
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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15 years 10 months ago
Introducing PyLighter: dynamic code highlighter
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...
Michael G. Boland, Curtis C. Cliburn
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Using peer-led team learning to increase participation and success of under-represented groups in introductory computer science
This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a program that uses active recruiting and peer-led team learning to try to increase the participation and success of wome...
Susan Horwitz, Susan H. Rodger, Maureen Biggers, D...
ITICSE
2006
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Creating a realistic context for team projects in HCI
Team projects are nowadays common practice in HCI education. This paper focuses on the role of clients and users in team projects in introductory HCI courses. In order to provide ...
Herman Koppelman, Betsy van Dijk
ACMSE
2005
ACM
15 years 3 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....