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IIE
2007
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Visualize and Open Up
Motivating students of the Nintendo generation for Computer Science can only be achieved by providing them with an exiting and fresh CS1 course. The article describes the experienc...
Michela Pedroni, Till G. Bay
IIE
2007
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Student-Centered Support Systems to Sustain Logo-Like Learning
Conventional wisdom attributes the lack of effective technology use in classrooms to a shortage of professional development or poorly run professional development. At the same time...
Sylvia Martinez
IIE
2007
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An Iterative Methodology for Teaching Object Oriented Concepts
Abstract thinking is a vital skill when learning computer science. Object technology and the concepts it is based upon make this skill even more crucial. However, previous research...
Irit Hadar, Ethan Hadar
IIE
2007
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New Media and Open and Distance Learning: New challenges for Education in a Knowledge Society
The “digital society” provides not only with new technology, but also with new concepts. Information plays a central role and becomes a valuable good, but knowledge cannot be r...
Bernard Cornu
IIE
2007
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Recursion Versus Iteration with the List as a Data Structure
Abstract. A reversible sequence of steps from the specification of the algorithm and the mathematical definition of the recurrent solution through the recursive procedure, the ta...
Izabella Foltynowicz
IIE
2007
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Should LOGO Keep Going FORWARD 1?
LOGO has been evolving in incremental steps for 40 years. This has resulted in steady progress but some regions of the space of all programming languages for children cannot be re...
Ken Kahn
IIE
2007
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Novices' Progress in Introductory Programming Courses
This paper presents an approach for educators to evaluate student progress throughout a course, and not merely based on a final exam. We introduce progress reports and describe ho...
Linda Mannila
IIE
2007
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MateOnLine: Web Application to Use Mathematica Locally
A web application has been developed using the Microsoft .NET technology, which allows to use the Mathematica software from any personal computer connected to Internet. It is not n...
Javier Bilbao, Eugenio Bravo, Purificación ...