We have recognized that the natural tendency to teach according to the structure of one's
own understanding runs contrary to established models of cognitive development. Bloom's …

A study that assesses the significance of student background characteristics on outcomes in
a depth-first CS I course is presented. The study was conducted over a two-year period and …

The general research aim of this thesis is to understand what the PCK of CS for secondary
school is, with a special focus on the subject" programming", being programming one of the …

In the introductory programming course at UMass Boston we teach Java/spl trade/by
immersion. Instead of starting with the traditional" Hello, world", students read, modify and …

This paper explores the use and purpose of a definition of computer science from the
perspective of an undergraduate student. In order to gain access to the topic, the nature and …

Java has reinvigorated the debate on thebest'language to use for CS1. Much of the
controversy centers on the goals of CS1, specific language constructs that either hinder or …

An introductory programming course that is both an introduction to the major and a university-
wide distribution course can suffer from a large disparity of interest as well as ability …

Modern object-oriented programming languages demand that component designers,
specifiers, and clients deal with references. This is true despite the fact that some …

Among the many ways to focus CS1/CS2 content, two have been published that emphasize
concepts of component-based software engineering. Courses based on these two instances …

This paper describes first-hand experience with post-graduate skill assessment of newly
hired CS students at a small software development company. The assessment included …