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2005
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A model for improving secondary CS education
This paper describes how the Institute for Computing Education (ICE) at Georgia Tech is trying to improve the state of computer science education in secondary schools in Georgia. ...
Barbara Ericson, Mark Guzdial, Maureen Biggers
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SIGCSE
2003
ACM
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Measuring the effectiveness of robots in teaching computer science
We report the results of a year-long experiment in the use of robots to teach computer science. Our data set compares results from over 800 students on identical tests from both r...
Barry S. Fagin, Laurence D. Merkle
SIGCSE
1999
ACM
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Cache conscious programming in undergraduate computer science
The wide-spread use of microprocessor based systems that utilize cache memory to alleviate excessively long DRAM access times introduces a new dimension in the quest to obtain goo...
Alvin R. Lebeck
ITICSE
2006
ACM
16 years 2 days ago
One step further the ACM K-12 final report: a proposal for level 1: computer organization for K-8
Teaching computer science to children is a major priority in most countries in the world. Nevertheless, Computer Science curricula do not seem to address the children’s world, c...
Giovanni M. Bianco, Simonetta Tinazzi
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SIGCSE
2004
ACM
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Teaching computation to undergraduate scientists
This paper describes the motivation and design of an introductory computational course for natural, physical, and social scientists. Categories and Subject Descriptors: K.3.2 Comp...
Daniel T. Kaplan