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Spicer-Sutton, Jama – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine a student's computer knowledge upon course entry and if there was a difference in college students' improvement scores as measured by the difference in pretest and posttest scores of new or novice users, moderate users, and expert users at the end of a college-level introductory computing class. This…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education, Student Improvement
Felts, Renee R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As increasing numbers of students enroll in introductory computer application courses, instructors have difficulty providing the needed assistance in the traditional laboratory setting. Simulators have been used to facilitate college instruction, but the effectiveness of using a simulator in an introductory computer application course had not yet…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Introductory Courses
Marshall, Krista Sekeres – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate student understanding and application of computational thinking patterns to novel situations. Over 500 students, who had just designed and programmed a Frogger-style game using the AgentSheets platform, responded to a newly developed video-prompt survey instrument administered in the Fall 2010 semester.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Grounded Theory, Thinking Skills, Games