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Tu, Jho-Ju; Falgout, Billie – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1995
Describes a lesson designed to teach a computer programming construct, the "if-then" statement, and to help students gain insight into computing concepts, stimulate students' creativity, and develop their higher order thinking skills. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Concept Formation, Creativity, Integrated Activities
Solomon, Justin – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2005
Standard methods of teaching an introductory course in computer science, designed to introduce computer programming as a tool for mathematicians and engineers at the university level, are unnecessarily complicated and difficult. They lack a common thread that unifies each unit of material and frequently make use of mathematical notation, technical…
Descriptors: Programming, Introductory Courses, Computers, Programming Languages