Search Results - "2015 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering"

Investigating the Psychometric Structure of Bebras Contest: Towards Mesuring Computational Thinking Skills by Hubwieser, Peter, Muhling, Andreas

“…The "Bebras" is an international large scale contest that aims to motivate children for engaging in Computer Science. In this paper we present an investigation…”
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Collaborative Learning in Computer Programming Courses That Adopted the Flipped Classroom by Hayashi, Yasuhiro, Fukamachi, Ken-Ichi, Komatsugawa, Hiroshi

“…Flipped classroom is a pedagogical model in which the typical lecture and homework elements of a course are reversed. Teachers provide online materials to…”
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On the Bimodality in an Introductory Programming Course: An Analysis of Student Performance Factors by Hook, Lars Josef, Eckerdal, Anna

“…In this work, the student performance in an introductory programming course given at the department of information technology at Uppsala University is…”
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Learning Geometry with Augmented Reality to Enhance Spatial Ability by Yi-Ting Liao, Chih-Hung Yu, Cheng-Chih Wu

“…Spatial ability is considered essential in learning many disciplines. Studies have shown that providing students with geometry learning activities would help…”
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Effect of Medium of Instruction on Programming Ability Acquired through Screencast by Pal, Yogendra, Iyer, Sridhar

“…Students who have studied in their native language face difficulty in acquiring programming skills through English medium instruction. One solution for this is…”
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Harmful Study Habits in Online Learning Environments with Automatic Assessment by Auvinen, Tapio

“…Learning activities are increasingly performed in online learning environments. Automatic assessment is used in many systems to give students immediate and…”
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Handling Heterogeneity in Programming Courses for Freshmen by Capovilla, Dino, Berges, Marc, Muhling, Andreas, Hubwieser, Peter

“…One of the biggest challenges of the computer science department at our university is handling the enormous heterogeneity of freshmen concerning both their…”
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Computational Thinking Curriculum for K-12 Education -- A Delphi Survey by Hui-Chi Chuang, Chiu-Fan Hu, Cheng-Chih Wu, Yu-Tzu Lin

“…The purpose of this study is to design a computational thinking curriculum standard for K-12 education. The Delphi technique was employed to collect different…”
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Designing Teacher Professional Development Workshops for Robotics Integration across Elementary and Secondary School Curriculum by Hong Zhou, Yuen, Timothy T., Popescu, Cristina, Guillen, Adrienne, Davis, Don G.

“…This paper describes the design of a professional development workshop on integrating robotics at the elementary and secondary school curriculum. The workshop…”
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Data Structures in Flipped Classroom: Students' Effort and Preference by Lee, Greg C., Pei-Lun Lee

“…Data Structures is a fundamental course in any collegiate Computer Science program. The course is typically conducted with in-class lectures with homework and…”
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Thinking, Pairing, and Sharing to Improve Learning and Engagement in a Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) Class by Reddy, Patil Deepti, Mishra, Shitanshu, Ramakrishnan, Ganesh, Murthy, Sahana

“…Literature has evidence showing that the active learning strategies used in classroom increase students' conceptual understanding well beyond the traditional…”
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Investigation of Social Networks and Discussions in STEM Education Communities on Twitter by Yuen, Timothy T., Pickering, Trevor A.

“…With the increasing importance of STEM education and the popularity of micro blogging, it becomes important to study the nature of the social network within…”
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A Framework for Generic Exercises with Mathematical Content by Kurt-Karaoglu, Filiz, Schwinning, Nils, Striewe, Michael, Zurmaar, Bjorn, Goedicke, Michael

“…The idea of using randomly generated mathematical exercises in Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) is well-known. Variable values can be used to create…”
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Scrumming with Educators: Cross-Departmental Collaboration for a Summer Software Engineering Capstone by Yuen, Timothy T.

“…This paper describes the design of a 10-week summer software engineering capstone course that provides a service learning opportunity through…”
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Which Programming Language Should Students Learn First? A Comparison of Java and Python by Lo, Chieh-An, Lin, Yu-Tzu, Wu, Cheng-Chih

“…Programming is a fundamental ability for Computer Science majors. Most programming lectures use traditional languages, such as C, C++, or Java, as the first…”
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Evaluation of Programming Competency Using Student Error Patterns by Kiran, Eranki L. N., Moudgalya, Kannan M.

“…Computer programming is a challenging skill that students in computer science and related disciplines are expected to learn. Computer science educators and…”
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On the Participatory Design of Jeliot Mobile: Towards a Socio-Constructivist Mlearning Tool by Hassan, Muhammad Mustafa, Moreno, Andres, Sutinen, Erkki, Aziz, Abdul

“…In this paper, the authors report the initial development stages of Jeliot Mobile, a tool that aims to bring the benefits of visualization to the new…”
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Teaching High School Computer Science with Videos of Historical Figures -- An Augmented Reality Approach by Ching-Yin Hsu, Mei-Wen Chen, Cheng-Chih Wu

“…This study investigated the effects of teaching history of computing with videos of historical figures. Augmented reality (AR) techniques were applied to…”
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Interactive Learning Content for Introductory Computer Science Course Using the ViLLE Exercise Framework by Karavirta, Ville, Haavisto, Riku, Kaila, Erkki, Laakso, Mikko-Jussi, Rajala, Teemu, Salakoski, Tapio

“…Interactive learning content is a key to the success of online learning materials. Hence, many systems for creating and delivering interactive content has been…”
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Metacognitive Scaffolding to Support Students in Learning Authoring System Subject by Jumaat, Nurul Farhana, Tasir, Zaidatun

“…Authoring System is one of the computer-based subjects that expose students with creative activities using an authoring tool such as Adobe Flash software to…”
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