Student perceptions of computer science: A retention study comparing graduating seniors vs. CS Leavers

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

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 402-406

  Biggers, Maureen ^a   Brauer, Anne ^a   Yilmaz, Tuba ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; STUDENTS;

ATLANTA; COMPARATIVE DATUMS; GEORGIA; GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH IMPACTS; IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; RETENTION EFFORTS; STUDENT PERCEPTIONS; STUDENT RETENTIONS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 57449103956     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1352135.1352274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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