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Hartness, Ken; Shannon, Li-Jen – Information Systems Education Journal, 2011
The Computer Science department at SHSU is currently employing student mentors to assist with recruitment and retention. The primary purpose of these students is to help frustrated new majors in the beginning programming course realize that they are not alone in their struggles and to assist the students over hurdles in their learning and skill…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Mentors, Peer Teaching, Programming
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Schultz, Leah – Information Systems Education Journal, 2011
This research investigates the implementation of the programming language Alice to teach computer programming logic to computer information systems students. Alice has been implemented in other university settings and has been reported to have many benefits including object-oriented concepts and an engaging and fun learning environment. In this…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Student Surveys, Visual Aids