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Scharff, Christelle; Brown, Harold – Computer Science Education, 2004
A novel approach to improving instruction in an introductory computing course for freshmen non-computer-science majors is to couple it with a logic course as part of a Learning Community. Research has shown that effective Learning Communities can lead to higher academic achievement, better retention rates, diminished faculty isolation, and…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Logical Thinking, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Effectiveness
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Erben, Tony – Journal of In-service Education, 2006
This article outlines the results of an issues-based study conducted over a 12-month period that investigated how the systematic inclusion of teachers within the design, operationalization and implementation of an online curriculum development project in Florida led simultaneously to teachers' own professionalizing in areas of education they were…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Communities of Practice, Instructional Development