Using peer-led team learning to increase participation and success of under-represented groups in introductory computer science

SIGCSE'09 - Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 163-167

  Horwitz, Susan ^a   Rodger, Susan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ESP; Inclusion; Introductory computer science course; Peerled team learning; PLTL; Under represented groups; Women in computer science

Indexed keywords

ESP; INTRODUCTORY COMPUTER SCIENCE; PLTL; TEAM LEARNING; UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS; WOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCE;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77950190118     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1508865.1508925     Document Type: Conference Paper

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