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SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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13 years 9 months ago
Teaching introductory Java through LEGO MINDSTORMS models
Innovative teachers are continually looking for creative ideas, both to get their ideas across and to hold the interest of their students. One of the latest trends is the use of L...
David J. Barnes
ITICSE
2005
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Testing first: emphasizing testing in early programming courses
The complexity of languages like Java and C++ can make introductory programming classes in these languages extremely challenging for many students. Part of the complexity comes fr...
Will Marrero, Amber Settle
SIGCSE
2000
ACM
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14 years 2 months ago
Evaluating programming ability in an introductory computer science course
There are numerous ways to evaluate student programming ability, all of which have benefits and drawbacks. In this paper we discuss how we have combined a number of those evaluati...
A. T. Chamillard, Kim A. Braun
SIGADA
1997
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Transitioning to Ada in an Introductory Course for Non-Majors
All students attending the U.S. Air Force Academy are required to take an introductory course in computer science. Last year we transitioned to Ada in this course. In this paper w...
A. T. Chamillard, William C. Hobart Jr.