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- Adams, Robin, et al.
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What is the word for 'Engineering' in Swedish : Swedish students conceptions of their discipline
- 2007
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Engineering education in Sweden – as in the rest of the world – is experiencing a decline in student interest. There are concerns about the ways in which students think about engineering education, why they join an academic programme in engineering, and why they persist in their studies. In this context the aims of the Nationellt ämnesdidaktiskt Centrum för Teknikutbildning i Studenternas Sammanhang project (CeTUSS) is to investigate the student experience and to identify and support a continuing network of interested researchers, as well as in building capacity for disciplinary pedagogic investigation. The Stepping Stones project brings together these interests in a multi-researcher, multi-institutional study that investigates how tudents and academic staff perceive engineering in Sweden and in Swedish education. The first results of that project are reported here. As this study is situated uniquely in Swedish education, it allows for exploration of “a Swedish perspective” on conceptions of engineering. The Stepping Stones project was based on a model of research capacity-building previously instantiated in the USA and Australia (Fincher & Tenenberg, 2006).
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- Boustedt, Jonas, et al.
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Threshold concepts in computer science : do they exist and are they useful?
- 2007
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In: SIGCSE Bulletin inroads. - : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). - 0097-8418. ; 39:1, s. 504-508
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Yes, and Yes.We are currently undertaking an empirical investigation of “Threshold Concepts” in Computer Science, with input from both instructors and students. We have found good empirical evidence that at least two concepts—Object-oriented programming and pointers—are Threshold Concepts, and that there are potentially many more others.In this paper, we present results gathered using various experimental techniques, and discuss how Threshold Concepts can affect the learning process.
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- Börstler, Jürgen, 1960-, et al.
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Evaluating OO Example Programs for CS1
- 2008
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In: Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education. - New York, NY, USA : ACM. ; , s. 47-52
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- Eckerdal, Anna, et al.
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Can graduating students design software systems?
- 2006
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In: SIGCSE ’06. - New York NY, USA : ACM. - 1595932593 ; , s. 403-407
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper examines software designs produced by students nearing completion of their Computer Science degrees. The results of this multi-national, multi-institutional experiment present some interesting implications for educators.
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- Eckerdal, Anna, et al.
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Can Graduating Students Design Software Systems?
- 2006
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In: SIGCSE Bulletin inroads. - : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). - 0097-8418. ; 38:1, s. 403-407
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper examines software designs produced by students nearing completion of their Computer Science degrees. The results of this multi-national, multi institutional experiment present some interesting implications for educators.
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- Eckerdal, Anna, et al.
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Categorizing student software designs : methods, results, and implications
- 2006
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In: Computer Science Education. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0899-3408 .- 1744-5175. ; 16:3, s. 197-209
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper examines the problem of studying and comparing student software designs. We propose semantic categorization as a way to organize widely varying data items. We describe how this was used to organize a particular multi-national, multi-institutional dataset, and present the results of this analysis: most students are unable to effectively design software. We examine how these designs vary with different academic and demographic factors, and discuss the implications of this work on both education and education research.
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