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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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14 years 11 months ago
Using peer-led team learning to increase participation and success of under-represented groups in introductory computer science
This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a program that uses active recruiting and peer-led team learning to try to increase the participation and success of wome...
Susan Horwitz, Susan H. Rodger, Maureen Biggers, D...
CG
2000
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
The development of a digital library to support the teaching of computer graphics and visualization
The ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee web site is being evolved into a Digital Library that will be a worldwide resource for Graphics and Visualization Education. We discuss the hi...
G. Scott Owen, Raj Sunderraman, Yanqing Zhang
ITICSE
2006
ACM
14 years 4 months 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
FECS
2010
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13 years 8 months ago
A Distributed Expertise Model for Teaching Computing Across Disciplines and Institutions
- Computing education has permeated virtually all disciplines, expanding learning with new technology and an updated definition of literacy that includes computational thinking. As...
Thomas Way, Lillian N. Cassel, Kim Pearson, Ursula...
CSEE
2007
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
Lab Partners: If They're Good Enough for the Natural Sciences, Why Aren't They Good Enough for Us?
Despite many professed benefits of collaboration, some computer science educators feel students need to master work individually, particularly in the courses early in the curricul...
Laurie Williams, Lucas Layman