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DCER: sharing empirical computer science education data

Authors:

Jan Erik Moström,

Vicki Almstrum,

Stephen Edwards,

Stephen Lonergan,

Robert McCartney,

Briana Morrison,

Lynda ThomasAuthors Info & Claims

ICER '08: Proceedings of the Fourth international Workshop on Computing Education Research

Pages 137 - 148

https://doi.org/10.1145/1404520.1404534

Published: 06 September 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Data sharing is common, and sometimes even required, in other disciplines. Creating a mechanism for data sharing in computer science education research will benefit both individual researchers and the community. While it is easy to say that data sharing is desirable, it is much more difficult to make it a practical reality.

This paper reports on an examination of the issues involved by researchers who gathered at a one-day NSF-sponsored workshop held in connection with SIGCSE 2008. We outline the advantages and challenges of developing a repository, show how the challenges have been addressed by repositories in other fields, describe a possible prototype system for empirical computer science education data, and discuss how to move the project forward.

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DCER: sharing empirical computer science education data
1. Social and professional topics
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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ICER '08: Proceedings of the Fourth international Workshop on Computing Education Research

September 2008

192 pages

ISBN:9781605582160

DOI:10.1145/1404520

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University of Aarhus, Denmark
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University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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