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CHI
2011
ACM
12 years 11 months ago
The mathematical imagery trainer: from embodied interaction to conceptual learning
We introduce an embodied-interaction instructional design, the Mathematical Imagery Trainer (MIT), for helping young students develop grounded understanding of proportional equiva...
Mark Howison, Dragan Trninic, Daniel Reinholz, Dor...
AIED
2007
Springer
13 years 12 months ago
Novel Tools for Assessing Student Discussions: Modeling threads and participant roles using speech act and course topic analysis
This paper describes new techniques for assessing pedagogical discourse via threaded discussions that are based on an analysis of speech acts and course topics. The context is an u...
Jihie Kim, Erin Shaw, Grace Chern, Roshan Herbert
SIGCSE
2005
ACM
110views Education» more  SIGCSE 2005»
14 years 1 months ago
Towards concrete concurrency: occam-pi on the LEGO mindstorms
In a world of ad-hoc networks, highly interconnected mobile devices and increasingly large supercomputer clusters, students need models of computation that help them think about d...
Christian L. Jacobsen, Matthew C. Jadud
CHI
2004
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Social learning through gaming
This position paper describes the implementation and initial findings of a game called Personal Investigator (PI). PI is an online 3D detective game that implements a model of Bri...
Elaine M. Raybourn, Annika Wærn
SIGCSE
2010
ACM
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13 years 8 months ago
Internationalization of computer science education
Internationalization of computer science education involves incorporating awareness, knowledge and skills of professional life in a global environment. Through an NSF CPATH grant1...
Sarah A. Douglas, Arthur M. Farley, Ginnie Lo, And...