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ITICSE
2005
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Iconic programming for flowcharts, java, turing, etc
One of the largest barriers to learning programming is the precise and complex syntax required to write programs. This barrier is a key impediment to the integration of programmin...
Stephen Chen, Stephen Morris
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
144views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
13 years 7 months ago
Geographic information systems: real world applications for computer science
: This paper discusses the development and delivery of an upper level computer science elective course in geographic information systems (GIS). GIS applications span numerous and d...
Wendy Zhang, Theresa Beaubouef
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
146views Education» more  SIGCSE 2006»
14 years 1 months ago
Introductory game creation: no programming required
Many incoming college freshmen have accumulated a significant number of hours of experience playing computer games. Extending that experience to actual game creation activities ca...
A. T. Chamillard
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
161views Education» more  SIGCSE 2008»
13 years 7 months ago
Improving retention and graduate recruitment through immersive research experiences for undergraduates
Research experiences for undergraduates are considered an effective means for increasing student retention and encouraging undergraduate students to continue on to graduate school...
Teresa A. Dahlberg, Tiffany Barnes, Audrey Rorrer,...
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 7 months ago
A case study of retention practices at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Computer science is seeing a decline in enrollment at all levels of education. One key strategy for reversing this decline is to improve methods of student retention. This paper, ...
Tanya L. Crenshaw, Erin W. Chambers, Heather Metca...