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Direct linkVentura, Philip R., Jr. – Computer Science Education, 2005
The paper reports on an examination of predictors of success for an "objects-first" course. The predictors considered included prior programming experience, mathematical ability, academic and psychological variables, gender, and measures of student effort. Cognitive and academic factors such as SAT scores and critical thinking ability…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Computer Science Education, Programming
Download full textShoemaker, Judith S. – 1986
This study was an examination of the usefulness of a statistical regression approach to identify prospective Engineering and Information and Computer Science (ICS) applicants most likely to succeed at the University of California at Irvine (UCI). The specific purpose was to determine the extent to which preadmissions measures such as high school…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Computer Science, Correlation
