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CORR
2011
Springer
209views Education» more  CORR 2011»
13 years 2 months ago
An Empirical Study of Real-World SPARQL Queries
Understanding how users tailor their SPARQL queries is crucial when designing query evaluation engines or fine-tuning RDF stores with performance in mind. In this paper we analyz...
Mario Arias, Javier D. Fernández, Miguel A....
ICALT
2007
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Bayesian Modelling of Confusability of Phoneme-Grapheme Connections
Deficiencies in the ability to map letters to sounds are currently considered to be the most likely early signs of dyslexia [4]. This has motivated the use of Literate, a compute...
Mikko Vilenius, Janne V. Kujala, Ulla Richardson, ...
ITICSE
2010
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Helping students build a mental model of computation
Introductory computer science classes are known for having a high attrition rate. Some authors believe this is due to students’ difficulties in establishing a mental model of co...
Steve Kollmansberger
GECCO
2010
Springer
196views Optimization» more  GECCO 2010»
14 years 14 days ago
Using synthetic test suites to empirically compare search-based and greedy prioritizers
The increase in the complexity of modern software has led to the commensurate growth in the size and execution time of the test suites for these programs. In order to address this...
Zachary D. Williams, Gregory M. Kapfhammer
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
212views Education» more  SIGCSE 2009»
14 years 8 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...