Motivation and nonmajors in computer science: Identifying discrete audiences for introductory courses

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 248-253

  Forte, Andrea ^a   Guzdial, Mark ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Classroom culture; Computer science (CS); Motivation; Nonmajors; Programming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS;

CLASSROOM CULTURE; COURSES;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 20344389263     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2004.842924     Document Type: Article

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