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SIGCSE
2010
ACM
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15 years 4 months ago
Braided teaching in secondary CS education: contexts, continuity, and the role of programming
In this paper, we propose a new approach to thinking about and implementing Computer Science curricula in secondary education. The characteristic feature is to organize the items ...
Arno Pasternak, Jan Vahrenhold
ITICSE
2006
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Gender gap in computer science does not exist in one former soviet republic: results of a study
It is well known that women’s involvement in the field of Computer Science is very low in the USA. This is viewed as a significant problem and has become a great concern to educ...
Hasmik Gharibyan, Stephan Gunsaulus
ITICSE
2006
ACM
15 years 3 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
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SIGCSE
2008
ACM
104views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
14 years 9 months ago
Inspiring blind high school students to pursue computer science with instant messaging chatbots
Blind students are an underrepresented group in computer science. In this paper, we describe our experience preparing and leading the computer science track at the National Federa...
Jeffrey P. Bigham, Maxwell B. Aller, Jeremy T. Bru...
SIGCSE
2004
ACM
133views Education» more  SIGCSE 2004»
15 years 3 months ago
Experiences with a tablet PC based lecture presentation system in computer science courses
Computer science instructors frequently teach using slides displayed with a computer and a data projector. This has many advantages, e.g., ability to present prepared materials an...
Richard J. Anderson, Ruth E. Anderson, Beth Simon,...