"Python first": A lab-based digital introduction to computer science

ITiCSE06 - Proceedings of the 11th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 197-201

  Radenski, Atanas ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CS1; CS2; Java; Online study pack; OOP; Python; Self guided lab

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; LEARNING SYSTEMS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STUDENTS;

CS1; CS2; ONLINE STUDY PACK; PYTHON; SELF-GUIDED LAB;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 33748958109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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