2008
DOI: 10.1145/1473195.1473232
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Teaching tales

Abstract: Student perceptions of the educational experiences that are provided to them at tertiary institutions do not necessarily match the perceptions of the academics who provide these educational experiences. Mismatches between student perceptions and academic perceptions can adversely affect student learning as well as lead to mutually frustrating encounters between students and academics. This paper presents a selection of nine true teaching tales. Each of the tales recounts an experience which allowed the author … Show more

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“…The struggles of the computer science community to attract and maintain students in the discipline are well known and extensively studied problems [7,11,20]. The reported drop rate usually ranges between 30% and 50% [1,12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The struggles of the computer science community to attract and maintain students in the discipline are well known and extensively studied problems [7,11,20]. The reported drop rate usually ranges between 30% and 50% [1,12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The student population has also changed and the disconnect between the marks they obtain in university and their expectations vs. the work ethics they developed during high school do not help to create a positive image of the discipline as their marks usually do not reflect what they are used to [24]. Edmonston [6] also emphasizes how different students' perceptions of the educational experiences provided to them can be from the perceptions of the academics who provide these educational experiences, and how important it is to match those perceptions to increase the quality of learning. Finally, Beaubouef [1] also highlights the lack of practice and feedback, which is detrimental to students' success.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The student population has also changed and the work ethics developed by students during high school compared to their expectations when starting university do not help creating a positive image of the discipline when their marks do not reflect what they are used to [22]. Edmonston [7] also emphasizes how different can be students' perceptions of the educational experiences provided to them in computer science from the perceptions of the academics who provide these educational experiences, and how important it is to match those perceptions to increase the quality of learning.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%