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Indriasari, Theresia Devi; Denny, Paul; Lottridge, Danielle; Luxton-Reilly, Andrew – Computer Science Education, 2023
Background and Context: Peer code review activities provide well-documented benefits to students in programming courses. Students develop relevant skills through exposure to alternative coding solutions, producing and receiving feedback, and collaboration with peers. Despite these benefits, low student motivation has been identified as one of the…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Student Motivation, Cooperative Learning, Programming
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Purao, Sandeep; Sein, Maung; Nilsen, Hallgeir; Larsen, Even Åby – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2017
The ideal of self-paced learning, which was introduced nearly 50 years ago by Keller in his Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), has not yet been widely adopted. In spite of its perceived promise of helping students to learn at the speed aligned to their individual backgrounds, motivation, and skills, PSI has been challenging to implement.…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Pacing, Introductory Courses, Programming
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Matthews, Kelly E.; Adams, Peter; Goos, Merrilyn – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Modern biological sciences require practitioners to have increasing levels of knowledge, competence, and skills in mathematics and programming. A recent review of the science curriculum at the University of Queensland, a large, research-intensive institution in Australia, resulted in the development of a more quantitatively rigorous undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Study, Introductory Courses, Science Curriculum