Exploring the role of visualization and engagement in computer science education

Proceedings of the Conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, ITiCSE

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 131-152

  Naps, Thomas L ^a   Fleischer, Rudolf ^b   McNally, Myles ^c   Rößling, Guido ^d   Hundhausen, Chris ^e   Rodger, Susan ^f   Almstrum, Vicki ^g   Korhonen, Ari ^h   Velázquez Iturbide, J Ángel ⁱ   Dann, Wanda ^j   Malmi, Lauri ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e U of Hawaii   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^h AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

ⁱ UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^j ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING; BEST PRACTICE; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; EFFECTIVENESS METRICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; LEARNING OUTCOME; VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INNOVATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TAXONOMIES; TECHNOLOGY; VISUALIZATION;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 77953814443     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/960568.782998     Document Type: Conference Paper

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