Peer Instruction in computing: The value of instructor intervention

Computers and Education

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 87-96

  Zingaro, Daniel ^a   Porter, Leo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Clickers; Computer science 1; Instructor intervention; Peer Instruction

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

ACTIVE LEARNING; CLICKERS; COMPUTER SCIENCE 1; INSTRUCTOR INTERVENTION; PEER INSTRUCTION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84886712366     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.09.015     Document Type: Article

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