Creating an authentic learning experience in introductory programming courses

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 199-203

  Herrmann, Nira ^a   Popyack, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84976770905     PISSN: 00978418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/199691.199780     Document Type: Article

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