A Study to Identify Predictors of Achievement in an Introductory Computer Science Course

Proceedings of the ACM SIGMIS CPR Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 157-161

  Katz, Sandra ^a   Wilson, Christine ^a   Aronis, John ^b   Ailbritton, David ^c   Soffa, Mary Lou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer science instruction; Gender and computer science; Programming instruction

Indexed keywords

ABILITY TESTING; DATA REDUCTION; EDUCATION; STUDENTS;

PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 0141963850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/761849.761879     Document Type: Conference Paper

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