Assessment of active learning with upper division computer science students

Using the Kolbe A™ Conative Index to Study the Retention of Computer Science Students

“…[6,7,8] In this regard, it is interesting to note that women seem to have a much greater preference for active learning than do men. [9] Additionally, some interesting results from studies at CSUN using the Kolbe A™ index [10] have suggested a relationship between students' natural ways of doing things (i.e., their conative talents), like problem solving, and success in the computer science program. These studies further indicate that changes in instructional techniques could have positive effects with respect to both student achievement and retention.…”

Implantación de recursos didácticos digitales en asignaturas de Organización de Empresas

“…El resultado del proceso llevó a la utilización de dos herramientas de aprendizaje autónomo en entorno virtual: las WebQuests (WQ) y los Ejercicios tutorizados (ET). Los dos recursos están pensados para que se dé un aprendizaje activo, el cual permite que el alumnado alcance mejor comprensión, retenga información durante más tiempo y disfrute más de la materia (Felder et al 1998;Timmerman y Lingard 2003;Ragueras et al 2009). Los dos recursos se presentan a continuación.…”

Active learning sheets for a beginner's course on reasoning about imperative programs

“…Full-blown active learning is hard to implement in practice [7]. In computer science education, not surprisingly, active learning experiments, such as [8,9,16], have tended to involve only in-class activities. These experiments have shown good results, even though active learning has yet to make much inroads in computer science education.…”