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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 1

Pages 162 - 166

https://doi.org/10.1145/953030.809575

Published: 01 January 1979 Publication History

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An experimental teaching method for an introductory programming course is presented and evaluated. The method is based on the observation that program reading skills should preceed program writing skills, and that such reading capability can be self-learned by a careful study of a large number of example programs.

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Reading before composition
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development techniques

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 11, Issue 1

Proceedings of the 10th SIGCSE symposium on Computer science education

February 1979

251 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/953030

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SIGCSE '79: Proceedings of the tenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
January 1979
251 pages
ISBN:9781450374316
DOI:10.1145/800126
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Douglas Kerr,
John F. Dalphin

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