Increasing student success by modifying course delivery based on student submission data

ACM Inroads

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 81-86

  Shaffer, Steven C ^a   Rosson, Mary Beth ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distance Education; Introductory programming; Mastery Learning; Retention

Indexed keywords

COURSE DELIVERY; COURSE STRUCTURE; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING; ITERATIVE OPTIMIZATION; MASTERY LEARNING; PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENTS; RETENTION; STUDENT SUCCESS;

DISTANCE EDUCATION; OPTIMIZATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84890677380     PISSN: 21532184     EISSN: 21532192     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/2537753.2537778     Document Type: Article

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