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Alternative teaching strategy for an introductory computer language course

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 9, Issue 1

Pages 93 - 95

https://doi.org/10.1145/382063.803366

Published: 01 February 1977 Publication History

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Many consider that the best strategy to teach an introductory computer language course is to start programming very early in the semester. This paper discusses the drawbacks of such a strategy and presents an alternative way to teach such a course. Based on experiments the alternative strategy appears to be more effective. The advantages and outline of the alternative strategy are discussed. Furthermore, the course outline to teach a FORTRAN language based on the alternative strategy is presented.

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Behforooz ASharma O(1981)A one-year introductory course for computer science undergraduate programACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/953049.80096013:1(46-49)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1981
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Behforooz ASharma OMagel KWalters FDale N(1981)A one-year introductory course for computer science undergraduate programProceedings of the twelfth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/800037.800960(46-49)Online publication date: 26-Feb-1981
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Alternative teaching strategy for an introductory computer language course
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
      2. Model curricula

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 9, Issue 1

Special issue seventh technical symposium on computer science education

Feb 1977

187 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/382063

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SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 1977
187 pages
ISBN:9781450374071
DOI:10.1145/800104
Chairman:
Richard H. Austing

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Norris F(1978)An "introduction to computing" experiment that failedProceedings of the 16th annual Southeast regional conference10.1145/503643.503678(150-153)Online publication date: 13-Apr-1978
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Behforooz ASharma O(1981)A one-year introductory course for computer science undergraduate programACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/953049.80096013:1(46-49)Online publication date: 1-Feb-1981
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/953049.800960
Behforooz ASharma OMagel KWalters FDale N(1981)A one-year introductory course for computer science undergraduate programProceedings of the twelfth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/800037.800960(46-49)Online publication date: 26-Feb-1981
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Gruener WGraziano S(1978)A study of the first course in computersACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/953028.80424210:3(100-107)Online publication date: 1-Aug-1978
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Gruener WGraziano SBerztiss AChuang H(1978)A study of the first course in computersProceedings of the ninth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/800130.804242(100-107)Online publication date: 14-Aug-1978
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Norris F(1978)An "introduction to computing" experiment that failedProceedings of the 16th annual Southeast regional conference10.1145/503643.503678(150-153)Online publication date: 13-Apr-1978
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