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Simon, Beth; Hanks, Brian – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2008
Pair programming, as part of the Agile Development process, has noted benefits in professional software development scenarios. These successes have led to a rise in use of pair programming in educational settings, particularly in Computer Science 1 (CS1). Specifically, McDowell et al. [2006] has shown that students using pair programming in CS1 do…
Descriptors: Interviews, Programming, Peer Relationship, Teamwork
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Chinn, Donald; Vandegrift, Tammy – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2008
This article provides an analysis of student responses to an exercise used in a computer ethics and a software engineering course to raise awareness of issues related to hiring, including issues of professional responsibility and diversity. Students from two different universities were asked to evaluate four candidates for two positions in a…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Inferences, Ethics
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Gegg-Harrison, Timothy S. – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2005
Although computer scientists understand the importance of discrete mathematics to the foundations of their field, computer science (CS) students do not always see the relevance. Thus, it is important to find a way to show students its relevance. The concept of program correctness is generally taught as an activity independent of the programming…
Descriptors: Programming, Teaching Methods, Relevance (Education), Computer Science Education
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Turner, Scott A.; Perez-Quinones, Manuel A.; Edwards, Stephen H. – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2005
In introductory computer science courses, the Unified Modeling Language (UML) is commonly used to teach basic object-oriented design. However, there appears to be a lack of suitable software to support this task. Many of the available programs that support UML focus on developing code and not on enhancing learning. Programs designed for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
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Werner, Linda L.; Hanks, Brian; McDowell, Charlie – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2004
Pair-programming has been found to be very beneficial in educational settings. Students who pair in their introductory programming course are more confident, have greater course completion and pass rates, and are more likely to persist in computer-related majors. Although pairing helps all students, we believe that it is particularly beneficial…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Females, Computers, Programming
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McKenna, Peter – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2004
This paper summarizes the results of an investigation into whether women and men have different (concrete and abstract) styles of programming, and whether the standard computing curriculum is therefore biased against women. The theory underpinning the hypothesis is critically reviewed in practical programming contexts. A concrete means of testing…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Females, Learning Strategies, Programming
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Kumar, Amruth N. – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2005
Researchers and educators have been developing tutors to help students learn by solving problems. The tutors vary in their ability to generate problems, generate answers, grade student answers, and provide feedback. At one end of the spectrum are tutors that depend on hand-coded problems, answers, and feedback. These tutors can be expected to be…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Programming Languages, Case Studies, Educational Technology
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Berenson, Sarah B.; Slaten, Kelli M.; Williams, Laurie; Ho, Chih-Wei – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2004
Those science, mathematics, and engineering faculty who are serious about making the education they offer as available to their daughters as to their sons are, we posit, facing the prospect of dismantling a large part of its traditional pedagogical structure, along with the assumptions and practice which support it. [Seymour and Hewett 1997].Prior…
Descriptors: Careers, Employed Women, Computer Software, Information Technology