The effect of using problem-solving software tutors on the self-confidence of female students

SIGCSE'08 - Proceedings of the 39th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 523-527

  Kumar, Amruth N ^a  

^a RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning; Problem solving software tutors; Programming; Self confidence; Shrinking Pipeline

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; PROBLEM-SOLVING SOFTWARE TUTORS; PROGRAMMING; SELF-CONFIDENCE; SHRINKING PIPELINE;

COMPUTERS; EDUCATION COMPUTING; PIPELINES; SHRINKAGE; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 57449097358     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1352135.1352309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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