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Download full textMcMaster, Kirby; Rague, Brian; Sambasivam, Samuel; Wolthuis, Stuart L. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2019
In this research study, we performed a "content analysis" of selected introductory programming textbooks for three languages to examine which software development concepts are emphasized in these books. Our goal was to determine which concepts are considered to be most representative of software development based on the topics emphasized…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Programming, Programming Languages, Computer Science Education
Direct linkLin, Janet Mei-Chuen; Wu, Cheng-Chih – Computers and Education, 2007
Based on the findings from reviewing 32 textbooks in the past four years for Taiwan's Ministry of Education, we have identified common problems in the reviewed textbooks and analyzed their inadequacies. Typical problems include the Wintel bias, too much coverage of software application tools and too little of computer science concepts, too many…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Secondary Education, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks
Kuzu, Abdullah; Akbulut, Yavuz; Sahin, Mehmet Can – Online Submission, 2007
This paper introduces an evaluation tool prepared to examine the quality of visuals in course-books. The tool is based on Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (i.e. Generative Theory) and its principles regarding the correct use of illustrations within text. The reason to generate the tool, the development process along with the…
Descriptors: Multimedia Materials, Learning Theories, Test Construction, Test Reliability
