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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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15 years 10 months ago
The impact of instructor initiative on student learning: a tutoring study
In the quest to find instructional approaches that benefit student learning, engagement, and retention, evidence suggests providing students with hands-on practice is a worthwhile...
Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Robert Phillips, Michael D...
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
155views Education» more  SIGCSE 2010»
15 years 4 months ago
Women in CS: an evaluation of three promising practices
Historically, Harvey Mudd College (HMC) has had very little success attracting women to the study of computer science: women have chosen CS less than any other field of study. In...
Christine Alvarado, Zachary Dodds
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
111views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
15 years 10 months ago
Using daily student presentations to address attitudes and communication skills in CS1
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...
Chris Bennett, Timothy Urness
ITICSE
2006
ACM
15 years 3 months ago
Peer teaching extends HCI learning
Crafting a good user experience requires skills in several disciplines. Few people have this breadth of knowledge, and undergraduate computer science students are no exception. En...
Beryl Plimmer, Robert Amor
ACMSE
2011
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Targeting FPGA-based processors for an implementation-driven compiler construction course
This paper describes the adaptation of a modern compiler construction course to target an FPGA-based hardware platform used throughout our computer science curriculum. One of the ...
D. Brian Larkins, William M. Jones