Language Choice and Key Concepts in Introductory Computer Science Courses

Stephenson, Chris; West, Thomas M.

doi:10.1080/08886504.1998.10782243

Cited by 13 publications

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“…For CS1, there are still questions about what to teach-what paradigm [3], which language [4], and which features of particular languages [7] are essential components of the curriculum? Studies have also looked at the difficulties and consequences of the popular change in first language choice from procedural to object-oriented [2].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictors of success and failure in a CS1 course

Rountree

Robins

2002

SIGCSE Bull.

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We present the results of a survey which focuses on the backgrounds and expectations of a group of CS1 students in the first weeks of semester. When comparing their survey answers to their final grades on the course, we saw some surprising things: the group which indicated an intention to continue in computer science did no better than any other, and the strongest single indicator of success seems to be "expecting to get an A from the course."

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predictors of success and failure in a CS1 course

Rountree

Robins

2002

SIGCSE Bull.

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“…The main problem emerges from the cultural disparity in which technology plays a role [103]. Since the beginning, computers as technology is something have been fashionable [104]. Computers, both academically and in business, are all-around tools.…”

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confidence: 99%

Computer Science

Nasution¹,

Hidayat²,

Syah³

2022

International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology

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Possible for science itself, conceptually, to have and will understand differently, let alone science also seen as technology, such as computer science. After all, science and technology are viewpoints diverse by either individual, community, or social. Generally, it depends on socioeconomic capabilities. So it is with computer science has become a phenomenon and fashionable, where based on the stream of documents, various issues arise in either its theory or implementation, adapting different communities, or designing curriculum holds in the education system. Generally, there are gaps between rich and poor, masculine and feminine, and basic sciences, engineering, and social sciences in accessing and using computer science. In particular, there have been various developments in hardware, software, and brain-ware from computer science in the application. There are recurring problems shortly, in the same or different places, both in developed and technologically lagging countries. Although computer science is still new, it has provided various innovations through research, which is proven by many documents. Therefore, following the growth of computer science -documents in the reputable indexed database, Scopus -there are clues for showing the trends. That is, dividing documents into three-time sessions: sloping, increasing and decreasing. That is by using a growth graphic. Then equip it with some parameters: topics and the weights from hit counts of databases. It gives the meaning as an interpretation to support the reviews. Therefore, this paper will provide a commentary related to that growth. It is for showing that despite the spread of studies, at the last time-session, the issues were always present simultaneously at the same time in accumulation. That is for describing a study title of computer science about what the world already has, going, and will understand about computer science. It is a view regarding its philosophy, basic science, applications, and technology as concepts and solutions that make computer science the primary foundation for skills and professions in the 21 st century through the education system. Therefore, other scientific fields such as informatics, computer engineering, information science, information technology, and data science, which are at the crossroads of computer science, are also scientific fields that raise different issues.

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“…Paul Tymann's data comes from an online survey of the SIGCSE community carried out in 2005 [96]. deRaadt et al [27,28] conducted similar surveys in Australia and New Zealand in 2001 and 2003, and a much earlier one was done by Stephenson and West in 1998 [92]. These surveys indicate that the most widely used languages have not changed during this time span -Java, C++ and C have continuously been among the top four languages.…”

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A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming

Pears¹,

Seidman

Malmi³

et al. 2007

SIGCSE Bull.

328

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Three decades of active research on the teaching of introductory programming has had limited effect on classroom practice. Although relevant research exists across several disciplines including education and cognitive science, disciplinary differences have made this material inaccessible to many computing educators. Furthermore, computer science instructors have not had access to a comprehensive survey of research in this area. This paper collects and classifies this literature, identifies important work and mediates it to computing educators and professional bodies.We identify research that gives well-supported advice to computing academics teaching introductory programming. Limitations and areas of incomplete coverage of existing research efforts are also identified. The analysis applies publication and research quality metrics developed by a previous ITiCSE working group [74].

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Language Choice and Key Concepts in Introductory Computer Science Courses

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

Predictors of success and failure in a CS1 course

Predictors of success and failure in a CS1 course

Computer Science

A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming

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