Title :
Work in progress — Enhanced delivery for introductory computer science courses
Author :
Azemi, Asad ; D´Imperio, Nannette
Author_Institution :
Penn State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
In this work, we report our initial results based on an innovative approach that we started last year for delivering an introductory computer science course. The teaching approach consisted of a team teaching, a blended delivery system, recorded lecture retrieval capability, readiness assessment activities, objective assessment of student progress, and cooperative learning through team work. During our last delivery, we added post-assessments and results related to this addition are presented in the paper. Our intent is to present a preliminary evaluation of the aforementioned approach as well as future direction and adjustments.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational administrative data processing; educational courses; teaching; team working; blended delivery system; cooperative learning; introductory computer science courses; readiness assessment activities; recorded lecture retrieval capability; student progress objective assessment; teaching approach; team teaching; team work; Book reviews; Education; Multimedia communication; Object recognition; Planning; Programming; Assessment; Blended Delivery; Computer Programming; Team Teaching;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6261-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2010.5673560