Food-first computer science: Starting the first course right with PB and J

SIGCSE 2007: 38th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 372-376

  Davis, Janet ^a   Rebelsky, Samuel A ^a  

^a GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Introductory computer science; Manipulatives

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ACTIVE LEARNING; INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE; MANIPULATIVES;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 34748922207     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1227310.1227440     Document Type: Conference Paper

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