Active learning in small to large courses

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Astrachan, Owen L ^a   Duvall, Robert C ^a   Forbes, Jeff ^a   Rodger, Susan H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Computer science education; Cooperative learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ACTIVE LEARNING; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; COOPERATIVE LEARNING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER CLASSROOM;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0036949130     PISSN: 01905848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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