Designing, visualizing, and discussing algorithms within a CS 1 studio experience: An empirical study

Computers and Education

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 301-326

  Hundhausen, Christopher D ^a   Brown, Jonathan L ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Cooperative collaborative learning; Evaluation of CAL systems; Post secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; DATA STRUCTURES; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CAL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE/COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 35148890451     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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