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SIGCSE
2006
ACM
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14 years 1 months ago
A data mining course for computer science: primary sources and implementations
An undergraduate elective course in data mining provides a strong opportunity for students to learn research skills, practice data structures, and enhance their understanding of a...
David R. Musicant
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 7 months ago
Cybercivics: a novel approach to reaching k-12 students with the social relevance of computer science
This paper describes CyberCivics, a novel approach to computer science outreach that integrates hands-on computing experiences with the study of contemporary social and political ...
Jim Owens, Jeanna Matthews
SIGCSE
2000
ACM
137views Education» more  SIGCSE 2000»
13 years 11 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
SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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13 years 7 months ago
Encouraging women in computer science
At a cost to both their own opportunities and society's ability to produce people with much-needed technical skills, women continue to be underrepresented in computer science...
Eric S. Roberts, Marina Kassianidou, Lilly Irani
ACMSE
2006
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
Student perspectives of ePortfolios in computing education
This paper presents the preliminary findings of the Electronic Portfolio Student Perspective Instrument (EPSPI) developed to ascertain student attitudes and intended uses of ePort...
Albert Dieter Ritzhaupt, Oma Singh