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Yong, Su Ting; Tiong, Kung Ming; Chan, Andy; Khiew, Poi Sim – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2021
This study explored students' perceptions of a flipped classroom for an introductory programming class. Students were required to watch video lectures and read lecture notes in advance (pre-class self-study) to prepare themselves for the in-class lectures and tutorials. A mix-methods approach was employed: quantitative survey (n=204) and…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Learning Experience, Programming, Student Attitudes
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Adkins, Joni K.; Linville, Diana R.; Badami, Charles – Information Systems Education Journal, 2020
Online textbooks allow instructors to provide interactive and engaging activities for students. In this paper, we look at how providing an interactive online textbook is utilized and valued in a beginning computer programming course. In addition, we compare the utilization of the online textbook to the student final course grade. Our findings…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Introductory Courses, Programming, Computer Science Education
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Smiley, Sarah L. – Journal of Geography, 2017
The reality show "The Amazing Race" serves as a useful text for the cultural geography classroom. As competitors travel the world, they complete challenging tasks designed to be both educational and entertaining. Audiences see actual images from destinations around the world and learn about the unique cultures of these places. They also…
Descriptors: Human Geography, Geography Instruction, Programming (Broadcast), Television
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Sacristán, Ana Isabel; Pretelín-Ricárdez, Angel – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2017
This work is part of a research project that aims to enhance engineering students' learning of how to apply mathematics in modelling activities of real-world situations, through the construction (design and programming) of videogames. We want also for students to relate their mathematical knowledge with other disciplines (e.g., physics, computer…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Engineering Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models
Green, Caitlin Moriah – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This dissertation is a mixed-methods ethnographic study of students in the introductory class in the Engineering & Computer Science (ECS) department at University of California, Davis (UC Davis). I collected audio-recorded natural speech and questionnaire data from students attending this course during two academic quarters, Fall 2016 and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Metalinguistics, Ethnography, Introductory Courses
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Andrews, Urkovia – Communication Teacher, 2013
The purpose of this exercise is to get students to relay and connect with the impact of ethics on public relations research. Students will begin to realize and analyze how their personal ethics influence their professional ethics choices. This is conceptualized through the completion of the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)…
Descriptors: Television, Programming (Broadcast), Ethics, Research
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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