Too Much Programming Too Soon?

The author discusses problems with teaching introductory computer science. It is suggested that the common practice of asking students to engage in programming activities that simulate the problems of professionals in the field may not be the most effective teaching method. A research paper titled "...

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Published in:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 10 - 12
Main Authors:	Guzdial, Mark, Robertson, Judy
Format:	Article
Published:	Association for Computing Machinery Mar2010
Subjects:	Computer science education Teaching methods Computer programming education Simulated environment (Teaching method) Computer programmers Electronic data processing personnel Cognitive objectives (Education) Training
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