Guzdial Papers
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editorial
Transitioning
to distance learning and virtual conferencing
John
ArquillaUnited
States Naval Postgraduate School,
Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
June 2020pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/3398386The Communications Web site,
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Teaching
CS humbly, and watching the AI revolution- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
,
- Jiajie
ZhangUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at
Houston
April 2020pp 24-25 https://doi.org/10.1145/3386312The Communications Web site,
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Teaching
teachers to offer STEM to undergrads- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
March 2020pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/3381906The Communications Web site,
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The
Cambridge Handbook of Computing Education Research
Summarized in 75 minutes
Colleen
M. LewisHarvey
Mudd College, Claremont, CA, USA,
- Tim
BellUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New
Zealand,
Paulo
BliksteinStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
,
- Adam
S. CarterHumboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA
,
- Katrina
FalknerUniversity of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
,
- Sally
A. FincherUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, United
Kingdom,
- Kathi
FislerBrown
University, Providence, RI, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Patricia
HadenUniversity of Otago, New Zealand, Dunedin,
New Zealand,
- Sepehr
Hejazi MoghadamGoogle, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
,
- Michael
S. HornNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
,
Christopher
HundhausenWashington State University, Pullman, WA,
USA,
Amy J.
KoUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Seattle,
WA, USA,
- Thomas
LancasterImperial College London, London, United
Kingdom,
Michael
C. LouiPurdue
University, West Lafayette, IN, USA,
- Lauren
MargulieuxGeorgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
Leo
PorterUniversity of California, San Diego, La
Jolla, CA, USA,
- Anthony
RobinsUniversity of Otago, New Zealand, Dunedin,
New Zealand,
- Jean
J. RyooUniversity of California, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, CA, USA,
- Niral
ShahUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
,
R.
Benjamin ShapiroUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO,
USA,
- Kerry
ShephardUniversity of Otago, New Zealand, Dunedin,
New Zealand,
- Beth
SimonUniversity of California, San Diego, La
Jolla, CA, USA,
- Mike
TissenbaumUniversity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign,
Champaign, IL, USA,
- Ian
UttingUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, United
Kingdom,
- Jan
VahrenholdWestfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster,
Münster, Germany,
Aman
YadavMichigan State University, East Lansing, MI,
USA
The 32 chapters of the 2019 Cambridge Handbook of
Computing Education Research synthesize
the existing research in computing education and
propose new directions for future
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CS
+ X Meets CS 1: Strongly Themed Intro Courses- Robert
H. SloanUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago,
IL, USA,
Valerie
BarrMount
Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USA,
- Heather
BortMarquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Ran
Libeskind-HadasHarvey
Mudd College, Claremont, CA, USA,
- Richard
WarnerChicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL,
USA
Typical CS 1 classes are about many things. The
problems and examples are drawn from
a variety of domains, with a goal of teaching a
computational problem-solving approach
and specific language constructs. Many CS 1
courses begin with writing programs … -
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Sizing
the U.S. student cohort for computer science- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
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Task-Specific
Programming Languages for Promoting Computing
Integration: A Precalculus Example- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Computer Science
& Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
- Bahare
NaimipourUniversity of Michigan, Engineering
Education Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan
A task-specific programming language (TSPL) is a
domain-specific programming language
(in programming languages terms) designed for a
particular user task (in human-computer
interaction terms). Users of task-specific
programming are able to use the tool … -
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Getting
high school, college students interested in CS- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
,
Robin
K. HillUniversity of Wyoming
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Computational
thinking should just be good thinking- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
,
- Alan
KayUniversity of California, Los Angeles
,
- Cathie
NorrisUniversity of North Texas, Denton, TX
,
- Elliot
SolowayUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Why
programmers should curb their enthusiasm, and
thinking about computational thinking- Yegor
BugayenkoZerocracy
,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
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A
Statewide Quantitative Analysis of Computer
Science: What Predicts CS in Georgia Public
High School?
Miranda
C. ParkerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
July 2019pp 317-317 https://doi.org/10.1145/3291279.3341212An estimated 35% of high school principals across
the U.S. report teaching computer
science (CS) at their schools, according to a
2018 code.org access report. Meanwhile,
a growing number of organizations have missions
of providing computer science to … -
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Helping
Social Studies Teachers to Design Learning
Experiences Around Data: Participatory Design for
New Teacher-Centric Programming Languages- Bahare
NaimipourUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Tamara
ShreinerGrand
Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA
July 2019pp 313-313 https://doi.org/10.1145/3291279.3341211Social studies educators often use stories to
convey historical changes over time.
Data visualizations are powerful tools that can
help illustrate and investigate these
stories and the questions surrounding them. The
ability to analyze, interpret, … -
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Cutting
the wait for CS advice- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
July 2019pp 12-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/3339456The Communications Web site,
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Making
CS Learning Visible: Case Studies on How Visibility
of Student Work Supports a Community of Learners in
CS Classrooms- Amber
SolomonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Vanessa
OguamanamGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Betsy
DiSalvoGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
July 2019pp 161-167 https://doi.org/10.1145/3304221.3319791Modern learning theories emphasize the critical
social aspect of learning. Computer
science (CS) classrooms often have “defensive
climates” that inhibit social learning
and prevent the development of a community of
learners. We believe that we can … -
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Novice
Rationales for Sketching and Tracing, and How They
Try to Avoid It
Kathryn
CunninghamUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Shannon
KeGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
Barbara
EricsonUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
July 2019pp 37-43 https://doi.org/10.1145/3304221.3319788Prior research has shown that sketching out a
code trace on paper is correlated with
higher scores on code reading problems. Why do
students sometimes choose not to draw
out a code trace, or if they do, choose a
different sketching technique than their
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editorial
Is
CS really for all, and defending democracy in
cyberspace- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
,
- John
ArquillaUnited
States Naval Postgraduate School
May 2019pp 8-9 https://doi.org/10.1145/3323684The Communications Web site,
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Pondering
variables and direct instruction- Robin
K. HillUniversity of Wyoming
,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
March 2019pp 6-6 https://doi.org/10.1145/3311717The Communications Web site,
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Computing
Education as a Foundation for 21st Century
Literacy- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Teaching programming as a way to express ideas,
communicate with others, and understand
our world is one of the oldest goals for
computing education. The inventor of the
term “computer science” saw it as the third leg
of STEM literacy. In this talk, I
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Negotiating
Varied Research Goals in Computing Education
Research- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
,
- Colleen
M. LewisHarvey
Mudd College, Claremont, CA, USA,
- Lauren
MargulieuxGeorgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
- Greg
L. NelsonUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Seattle,
WA, USA,
- Leo
PorterUniversity of California, San Diego, La
Jolla, CA, USA
As we celebrate the 50th SIGCSE Symposium, this
panel explores how computing education
researchers chart a course individually and as a
community to build our research practices
and collective knowledge of computing education.
This navigation involves … -
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Member
spotlight- Leo
PorterBulletin Co-editor
,
- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
In this feature of the Bulletin, we highlight
members of the SIGCSE community. In
this issue, Bulletin co-editor Leo Porter
interviewed Mark Guzdial. Mark Guzdial is
a Professor of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science at the University of … -
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Applying
a Gesture Taxonomy to Introductory Computing
Concepts- Amber
SolomonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Betsy
DiSalvoGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
Ben
Rydal ShapiroVanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Gestures, or spontaneous hand movements produced
when talking, are an untapped resource
for understanding student knowledge in computing
education. This paper develops a
conceptual framework to support future studies
of learning and teaching that … -
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Socioeconomic
Status and Computer Science Achievement: Spatial
Ability as a Mediating Variable in a Novel Model of
Understanding- Miranda
C. ParkerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Amber
SolomonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Brianna
PritchettGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- David
A. IllingworthGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Lauren
E. MarguilieuxGeorgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Socioeconomic status (SES) has a measurable
impact on many educational outcomes and
likely also influences computer science (CS)
achievement. We present a novel model
to account for the observed connections between
SES and CS achievement. We examined
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Providing
equitable access to computing education- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology and
University of Michigan, MI,
Amy
BruckmanGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
July 2018pp 26-28 https://doi.org/10.1145/3232039Seeking the best measures to reach advantaged and
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editorial
Programming
programming languages, and analyzing Facebook’s
failure- Mark
GuzdialUniversity of Michigan
,
Susan
LandauTufts
University
May 2018pp 8-9 https://doi.org/10.1145/3204443The Communications Web site,
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The
costs and pleasures of a computer science
teacher- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Bertrand
MeyerETH
Zurich and Innopolis University (Kazan,
Russia) and Eiffel Software, Goleta, CA
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Protecting
the power grid, and finding bias in student
evaluations- John
ArquillaU.S.
Naval Postgraduate School,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Manipulating
word representations, and preparing students for
coding jobs?- Robin
K. HillUniversity of Wyoming
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Using
Tracing and Sketching to Solve Programming Problems:
Replicating and Extending an Analysis of What
Students Draw- Kathryn
CunninghamGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Sarah
BlanchardGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Sketching out a code trace is a cognitive
assistance for programmers, student and
professional. Previous research (Lister et al.
2004) showed that students who sketch
a trace on paper had greater success on code
‘reading’ problems involving loops, … -
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Students
and Teachers Use An Online AP CS Principles EBook
Differently: Teacher Behavior Consistent with Expert
Learners- Miranda
C. ParkerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Kantwon
RogersGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Barbara
J. EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Online education is an important tool for
supporting the growing number of teachers
and students in computer science. We created two
eBooks containing interactive content
for Advanced Placement Computer Science
Principles, one targeted at teachers and … -
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‘Generation
CS’ drives growth in enrollmentsJune 2017pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/3088245The Communications Web site,
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Balancing
teaching CS efficiently with motivating students- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech College of Computing
May 2017pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/3077227The Communications Web site,
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Preparing
tomorrow’s faculty to address challenges in teaching
computer science- Leo
PorterUniversity of California, San Diego
,
- Cynthia
LeeStanford University
,
- Beth
SimonUniversity of California, San Diego
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
April 2017pp 25-27 https://doi.org/10.1145/3068791Using a “boot camp” workshop for new faculty
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Crafting
a national cyberdefense, and preparing to support
computational literacy- John
ArquillaU.S.
Naval Postgraduate School,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech College of Computing
March 2017pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/3048379The Communications Web site,
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The
Role of CS Departments in The US President’s “CS for
All” Initiative- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- W.
Richards AdrionU.
Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA,
- Megean
GarvinUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County,
Baltimore, MD, USA
March 2017pp 663-664 https://doi.org/10.1145/3017680.3017684In January 2016, US President Barack Obama
started an initiative to provide CS for
All — with the goal that all school students
should have access to computing education.
Computing departments in higher education have a
particularly important role to … -
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The
slow evolution of CS for all, the beauty of
programs- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Robin
K. HillUniversity of Wyoming
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ICER
2016, and Star Trek at 50- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Daniel
ReedUniversity of Iowa
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State-Based
Progress Towards Computer Science for All- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- W.
Richards AdrionUniversity of Mass Amherst
,
- Renee
FallUniversity of Mass Amherst
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Growing
computer science education into a STEM education
discipline- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Briana
MorrisonUniversity of Nebraska Omaha
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Introducing
CS to newcomers, and JES as a teaching tool- Valerie
BarrUnion
College, Schenectady, NY,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Identifying
Design Principles for CS Teacher Ebooks through
Design-Based Research- Barbara
J. EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Kantwon
RogersGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Miranda
ParkerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Briana
MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Several countries are trying to provide access to
computing education for all secondary
students. However, there are not enough teachers
who are prepared to teach computer
science. Interactive electronic books (ebooks)
are a promising approach for … -
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Replication,
Validation, and Use of a Language Independent CS1
Knowledge Assessment- Miranda
C. ParkerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Shelly
EnglemanSageFox Consulting Group, Atlanta, GA, USA
Computing education lags other discipline-based
education research in the number and
range of validated assessments available to the
research community. Validated assessments
are important for researchers to reduce
experimental error due to flawed … -
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The
solution to AI, what real researchers do, and
expectations for CS classrooms- John
LangfordMicrosoft Research New York
,
- Bertrand
MeyerETH
Zurich,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
May 2016pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/2911969The Communications Web site,
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Bringing
computer science to U.S. schools, state by state- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
April 2016pp 24-25 https://doi.org/10.1145/2898963The Communications Web site,
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Sampling
bias in CS education, and where’s the cyber
strategy?- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- John
ArquillaU.S.
Naval Postgraduate School
March 2016pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/2892708The Communications Web site,
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Subgoals
Help Students Solve Parsons Problems- Briana
B. MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Lauren
E. MargulieuxGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
We report on a study that used subgoal labels to
teach students how to write while
loops with a Parsons problem learning
assessment. Subgoal labels were used to aid
learning of programming while not overloading
students’ cognitive abilities. We wanted
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Broadening
access to computing education state by state- Rick
AdrionUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
,
- Renee
FallUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
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Drumming
up support for AP CS principles- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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What
do we do when the jobs are gone, and why we must
embrace active learning
Moshe
Y. VardiRice
University,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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An
eBook for teachers learning CS principles- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Briana
MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Miranda
ParkerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Matthew
MoldavanGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Lekha
SurasaniGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia
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Usability
and Usage of Interactive Features in an Online Ebook
for CS Teachers- Barbara
EricsonCollege of Computing, Georgia Tech, 801
Atlantic Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332–0280,
- Steven
MooreCollege of Computing, Georgia Tech, 801
Atlantic Ave, Atlanta, GA 30332–0280,
- Briana
MorrisonSchool
of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech, 85
5th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332–0760,
- Mark
GuzdialSchool
of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech, 85
5th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332–0760
There are too few secondary school computing
teachers to meet international needs
for growing secondary school computing
education. Our group has created an ebook to
help prepare secondary teachers to teach the
programming and big data concepts in
the … -
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Subgoals,
Context, and Worked Examples in Learning Computing
Problem Solving- Briana
B. MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Lauren
E. MargulieuxGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Recent empirical results suggest that the
instructional material used to teach computing
may actually overload students’ cognitive
abilities. Better designed materials may
enhance learning by reducing unnecessary load.
Subgoal labels have been shown to … -
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Analysis
of Interactive Features Designed to Enhance Learning
in an Ebook- Barbara
J. EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
J. GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Briana
B. MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Educational psychology findings indicate that
active processing (such as self-testing)
is more effective for learning than passive
reading or even rereading. Electronic
books (ebooks) can include much more than static
pictures and text. Ebooks can … -
editorial
Plain
talk on computing education- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Bringing
evidence-based education to CS- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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The
arbitrariness of reviews, and advice for school
administrators- John
LangfordMicrosoft Research New York
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
March 2015pp 12-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/2732417The Communications Web site,
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Best
Practices for IRB Approval: Four Perspectives- Michael
S. KirkpatrickJames
Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA,
Janice
E. CunyNational Science Foundation, Arlington, VA,
USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Amanda
Holland-MinkleyWashington & Jefferson College,
Washington, PA, USA,
Clifford
A. ShafferVirginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Advice
on teaching CS, and the learnability of programming
languages- Valerie
BarrUnion
College,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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What’s
the best way to teach computer science to
beginners?- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Meeting
student and teacher needs in computing education- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Preparing
secondary computer science teachers through an
iterative development process- Barbara
J. EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Decatur, GA
,
Tom
McKlinSageFox Consulting Group, Decatur, GA
An enormous challenge to computing education in
secondary schools worldwide is the
lack of secondary computer science teachers. The
Institute for Computing Education
(ICE) has been offering teacher professional
development in an attempt to increase
the … -
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A
future for computing education research
Steve
CooperStanford University, Stanford, CA
,
- Shuchi
GroverStanford University, Stanford, CA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,
GA,
- Beth
SimonUniversity of California, San Diego
Seeking to address the most important issues
facing the computer education research
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Teach
the teachers, and contribute to humanity- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Lawrence
M. FisherACM
Magazines
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Finding
a research job, and teaching CS in high school- John
LangfordMicrosoft Research
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Why
the U.S. is not ready for mandatory CS education- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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Measuring
cognitive load in introductory CS: adaptation of an
instrument- Briana
B. MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
Brian
DornUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE,
USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
July 2014pp 131-138 https://doi.org/10.1145/2632320.2632348A student’s capacity to learn a concept is
directly related to how much cognitive
load is used to comprehend the material. The
central problem identified by Cognitive
Load Theory is that learning is impaired when
the total amount of processing … -
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The
difficulty of teaching programming languages, and
the benefits of hands-on learning- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Philip
GuoMassachussetts Institute of Technology
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence
Laboratory
July 2014pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/2617658The Communications Web site,
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Limitations
of MOOCs for Computing Education- Addressing our
needs: MOOCs and technology to advance learning and
learning research (Ubiquity symposium)- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
July 2014pp 1-9 https://doi.org/10.1145/2591683Computing education has some significant
education challenges today. We aren’t diverse
enough, and we need to be able to develop more
teachers. Despite popular opinion,
the current generations of MOOCs don’t meet
those needs. -
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Georgia
Computes! An Intervention in a US State, with Formal
and Informal Education in a Policy Context- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech
,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Tech
,
- Tom
McklinThe
Findings Group,
Shelly
EngelmanThe
Findings Group
June 2014pp 1-29 https://doi.org/10.1145/2602488Georgia Computes! (GaComputes) was a
six-year (2006–2012) project to improve
computing education across the state
of Georgia in the United States, funded by the
National Science Foundation. The goal
of GaComputes was to broaden participation in
… -
editorial
Eyes
forward- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Daniel
ReedUniversity of Iowa
April 2014pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/2581795The Communications Web site,
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Measuring
demographics and performance in computer science
education at a nationwide scale using AP CS data- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2014pp 217-222 https://doi.org/10.1145/2538862.2538918We examine the current state of computing
education in the United States, in order
to be able to identify problems in diversity and
performance. Data on computing education
are difficult to come by, since computer science
courses are not tracked in US … -
editorial
MOOCs
need more work; so do CS graduates- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Joel
C. AdamsCalvin
College
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The
lure of live coding; the attraction of small
data- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Valerie
BarrUnion
College
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Exploring
hypotheses about media computation- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Research in computing education has been
criticized as “Marco Polo,” e.g., the
researchers
tried something and reported what happened. Our
developing field needs more hypothesis-driven
and theory-driven research. We will get there by
making clear our … -
research-article
Success
in introductory programming: what works?- Leo
PorterSkidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Charlie
McDowellUniversity of California Santa Cruz
,
- Beth
SimonUniversity of California, San Diego
How pair programming, peer instruction, and media
computation have improved computer
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Human-centered
computing: a new degree for Licklider’s world- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,
GA
May 2013pp 32-34 https://doi.org/10.1145/2447976.2447987Combining computing and psychology, J.C.R.
Licklider’s prescient ideas are being applied
in contemporary educational settings. -
research-article
Encouraging
IT usage in future healthcare, quality in CS
education
Jeannette
M. WingMicrosoft Research International
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
May 2013pp 14-15 https://doi.org/10.1145/2447976.2447981The Communications Web site,
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Securing
the future of computer science; reconsidering analog
computing- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Daniel
ReedTechnology Policy at Microsoft
April 2013pp 12-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/2436256.2436260The Communications Web site,
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Expanding
access to K-12 computer science education: research
on the landscape of computer science professional
development- Baker
FrankeUniversity of Chicago Laboratory Schools,
Chicago, IL, USA,
- Jeanne
CenturyUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
,
- Michael
LachUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
,
- Cameron
WilsonACM,
Washington, DC, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
- Gail
ChapmanUniversity of California Los Angeles, Los
Angeles, CA, USA,
Owen
AstrachanDuke
Unviersity, Durham, NC, USA
March 2013pp 541-542 https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445358This session will present the research findings
to date from an 18-month study commissioned
by the ACM in partnership with the National
Science Foundation, Google, Computer Science
Teachers Association, Microsoft, and the
National Center for Woman and … -
abstract
Nifty
assignments- Nick
ParlanteStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
,
- Julie
ZelenskiStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
,
- Michelle
CraigUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
,
- John
DeNeroGoogle, Mountain View, CA, USA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- David
J. MalanHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
,
- Aditi
MuralidharanUC
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA,
Eric
RobertsStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
,
- Kevin
WaynePrinceton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
March 2013pp 539-540 https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445356Every time I re-use a handout, I look it over and
make a few little “improvements”.
I play around with code demos and entertain
myself with different slide transitions.
However, inevitably, I return to the conclusion
that most of what my students learn
… -
panel
The
revolution will be televised: perspectives on
massive open online education
Mehran
SahamiStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
Fred
G. MartinUniversity of Massachusetts, Lowell, Lowell,
MA, USA,
- Nick
ParlanteStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
March 2013pp 457-458 https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445330 -
panel
Rediscovering
the passion, beauty, joy, and awe: making computing
fun again, part 6
Daniel
D. GarciaUC
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA,
- Valerie
BarrUnion
College, Schenectady, NY, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- David
J. MalanHarvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
March 2013pp 379-380 https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445308In his SIGCSE 2007 keynote, Grady Booch exhorted
us to share the “passion, beauty,
joy and awe” (PBJA) of computing. This led to
sessions that have provided a forum
for sharing: What we’ve done: Highlighting
successful PBJA initiatives the presenters
… -
research-article
Workifying
games: successfully engaging african american gamers
with computer science- Betsy
DiSalvoGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Charles
MeadowsMorehouse College, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
- Ken
PerryMorehouse College, Atlanta, GA, USA
,
- Tom
McKlinThe
Findings Group, Decatur, GA, USA,
- Amy
BruckmanGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2013pp 317-322 https://doi.org/10.1145/2445196.2445292We report on the implementation and evaluation of
a three-year program to increase
interest in studying computer science (CS) among
African American male high school
students. Over the course of 3 years, the Glitch
Game Tester (Glitch) program employed
… -
research-article
Georgia
Computes!: an alliance to broaden participation
across the state of Georgia- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia
-
research-article
Levels
of abstraction: pre-teens and career choices- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Judy
RobertsonHeriot-Watt University
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When
Life and Learning Do Not Fit: Challenges of Workload
and Communication in Introductory Computer Science
Online- Klara
BendaGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Amy
BruckmanGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
We present the results of an interview study
investigating student experiences in
two online introductory computer science
courses. Our theoretical approach is situated
at the intersection of two research traditions:
distance and adult education
… -
research-article
A
statewide survey on computing education pathways and
influences: factors in broadening participation in
computing- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Barbara
J. EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Tom
McKlinThe
Findings Group, Decatur, GA, USA,
- Shelly
EngelmanThe
Findings Group, Decatur, GA, USA
In computing education, we have only just started
developing methods for accurately
measuring a student’s understanding of
introductory computing, let alone characterizing
a whole classroom, school, or university system.
As part of evaluating the impact
… -
research-article
Subgoal-labeled
instructional material improves performance and
transfer in learning to develop mobile
applications- Lauren
E. MargulieuxGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Richard
CatramboneGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Mental models are mental representations of how
an action changes a problem state.
Creating a mental model early in the learning
process is a strong predictor of success
in computer science classes. One major problem
in computer science education, … -
research-article
Adapting
the disciplinary commons model for high school
teachers: improving recruitment, creating
community- Briana
B. MorrisonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Lijun
NiGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
The Disciplinary Commons (DC) is a model of
teacher professional development that
encourages members of the group to reflect upon
their teaching practices, develop
a community, and, more broadly, to become more
scholarly about their teaching. The
DC … -
research-article
CS
and popular culture; learning from console games- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Judy
RobertsonHeriot-Watt University
July 2012pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/2209249.2209253The Communications Web site,
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Using
game development to reveal programming
competency- Steven
SimmonsGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Betsy
DiSalvoGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
May 2012pp 89-96 https://doi.org/10.1145/2282338.2282359In the summer of 2011, we revamped the curriculum
for the GLITCH Game Testers research
project to better serve the interests of the 15
student participants. Our new curriculum,
based on Greenfoot and game development,
replaced an earlier curriculum that … -
panel
Perspectives
on assessment in computing education- Christopher
Hundhausen (Moderator)Washington State University, Pullman, WA
,
- Allison
Elliott TewUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
May 2012pp 34-35 https://doi.org/10.1145/2247569.2247580This panel brings together three computing
education researchers with extensive experience
in assessing the impact of computing education.
Two of the panelists have taken a
leading role in assessing the outcomes of large,
multi-institutional … -
research-article
The
power of computing; design guidelines in CS
education- Daniel
ReedMicrosoft
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
April 2012pp 8-9 https://doi.org/10.1145/2133806.2133809The Communications Web site,
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Who
AM I?: understanding high school computer science
teachers’ professional identity- Lijun
NiGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Quality computer science (CS) teachers are
critical for secondary computing education.
In addition to increasing the number of high
school (HS) CS teachers, there is a great
need for supporting those teachers to grow and
stay as committed, effective … -
research-article
Understanding
CS1 students; defective software- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Bertrand
MeyerETH
Zurich and ITMO
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From
idea to product: how schools of education can help
CS- Daniel
ReedMicrosoft
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
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How
CS majors select a specialization
Michael
HewnerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
As CS becomes a larger field, many undergraduate
programs are giving students greater
freedom in the classes that make up their
degree. This study looks at the process
by which students within the CS major choose to
specialize in some area. In this … -
keynote
Technology
for teaching the rest of us- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
June 2011pp 2-2 https://doi.org/10.1145/1999747.1999750The motivated student is easy to teach. You
facilitate learning and get out of the
way. It’s much more challenging to teach the
student who is less motivated, or who
needs knowledge to support their main interest.
Think of the graphics designer who
… -
research-article
Simple
design; research vs. teaching; and quest to
learn- Daniel
ReedeXtreme Computing Group at Microsoft
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Judy
RobertsonHeriot-Watt University
June 2011pp 8-9 https://doi.org/10.1145/1953122.1953126The Communications Web site,
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African
American men constructing computing identity- Betsy
James DiSalvoGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA,
Sarita
YardiGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA,
- Tom
McKlinThe
Findings Group, Decatur, Georgia, USA,
- Charles
MeadowsMorehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
- Kenneth
PerryMorehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
- Amy
BruckmanGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia, USA
May 2011pp 2967-2970 https://doi.org/10.1145/1978942.1979381Many young African American males have a passion
for video games, but they don’t often
translate that passion into learning about
computing. Part of the problem is that
they do not identify with computing as a social
norm within their peer group. This
… -
research-article
The
use of evidence in the change making process of
computer science educators- Davide
FossatiCarnegie Mellon University, Doha, Qatar
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2011pp 685-690 https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953352This paper explores the issue of what kind of
evidence triggers changes in the teaching
practice of Computer Science educators, and how
educators evaluate the effectiveness
of those changes. We interviewed 14 Computer
Science instructors from three … -
research-article
Building
a community to support HS CS teachers: the
disciplinary commons for computing educators- Lijun
NiGeorgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Allison
Elliott TewUniversity of British Columbia , Vancouver,
GA, Canada,
- Briana
MorrisonSouthern Polytechnic State University ,
Atlanta, GA, USA,
- Ria
GalanosCentennial High School, Atlanta, GA, USA
March 2011pp 553-558 https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953319In this paper, we describe our experience in
supporting high school CS teachers by
building a local community through the
Disciplinary Commons for Computing Educators
(DCCE) project. The DCCE project is an effort to
explore ways of supporting these
CS … -
abstract
Role
and value of quantitative instruments in gauging
student perspectives in a computing curriculum
Henry
M. WalkerGrinnell College, Grinnell, IA, USA
,
- Ali
ErkanIthaca
College, Ithaca, NY, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Steve
CooperPurdue
University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
March 2011pp 321-322 https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953261In this special session, we will discuss the role
and value of quantitative instruments
in gauging student perspectives in computer
science education. After creating the
appropriate context, we will discuss the road
educators have traveled in creating
… -
panel
Setting
the stage for computing curricula 2013: computer
science — report from the ACM/IEEE-CS joint task
force- Mehran
SahamiStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
Andrew
McGettrickUniversity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United
Kingdom,
- Steve
RoachUniversity of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX,
USA
March 2011pp 161-162 https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953213Following a roughly 10 year cycle, the Computing
Curricula volumes have helped to
set international curricular guidelines for
undergraduate programs in computing. In
the summer of 2010, planning for the next volume
in the series, Computer Science 2013,
… -
research-article
The
FCS1: a language independent assessment of CS1
knowledge- Allison
Elliott TewUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC, Canada,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2011pp 111-116 https://doi.org/10.1145/1953163.1953200A primary goal of many CS education projects is
to determine the extent to which a
given intervention has had an impact on student
learning. However, computing lacks
valid assessments for pedagogical or research
purposes. Without such valid assessments,
… -
research-article
Computing
Education Coordinating Council (CECC)- Mark
GuzdialSIGCSE
Board
March 2011pp 7-7 https://doi.org/10.1145/1961234.1961241Professional organizations in computing sometimes
collaborate around education (notably
in the ACM/IEEE computing curricula volumes).
This is, however, too rare. We need
our professional organizations to speak with a
common voice on computing education
… -
research-article
Scientists,
engineers, and computer science; industry and
research groups- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Greg
LindenGeeky
Ventures
March 2011pp 12-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/1897852.1897856The Communications Web site,
http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen
bloggers in the BLOG@CACM
community. In each issue of
Communications, we’ll publish selected
posts or excerpts.twitter
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research-article
From
science to engineering- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,
GA
Exploring the dual nature of computing education
research. -
research-article
Does
contextualized computing education help?- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing, Georgia Tech, Atlanta,
Georgia
Overview – in the March 2010 Inroads, Steve
Cooper and Steve Cunningham presented
an editorial arguing for “Teaching computer
science in context” (Cooper and Cunningham
2010). Context is the use of a consistent
application or domain area, which … -
research-article
Security
advice; malvertisements; and CS education in
Qatar- Greg
LindenGeeky
Ventures,
Jason
HongCarnegie Mellon University
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
features more than a dozen bloggers in the
community. In each issue of Communications,
we’ll publish selected posts or excerpts.
Follow us on . Greg Linden discusses security
advice and the cost of user … -
research-article
Discovering
computing: perspectives of web designers- Brian
DornUniversity of Hartford, West Hartford, CT,
USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
This paper presents findings of an exploratory,
qualitative study of professional
web and graphic designers who regularly write
computer programs. These participants
have a wide variety of educational backgrounds,
including some who had a few classes
in … -
research-article
Software
development and crunch time; and more- Ruben
OrtegaGoogle
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Daniel
ReedMicrosoft
July 2010pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/1785414.1785419The Communications Web site,
http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen
bloggers in the BLOG@CACM
community. In each issue of
Communications, we’ll publish selected
posts or excerpts.twitter
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research-article
The
chaos of the internet as an external brain; and
more- Greg
LindenGeeky
Ventures,
Ed H.
ChiPalo
Alto Research Center,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
June 2010pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/1743546.1743551The Communications Web site,
http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen
bloggers in the BLOG@CACM
community. In each issue of
Communications, we’ll publish selected
posts or excerpts.twitter
Follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/blogCACMGreg …
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research-article
How
to make progress in computing education- Cameron
WilsonACM
U.S. Public Policy Office in Washington,
D.C.,
- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing at Georgia Institute of
Technology in Atlanta, GA.
May 2010pp 35-37 https://doi.org/10.1145/1735223.1735235Improving the research base for computing
education requires securing competitive
funding commitments. -
research-article
Learning
on the job: characterizing the programming knowledge
and learning strategies of web designers- Brian
DornGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
April 2010pp 703-712 https://doi.org/10.1145/1753326.1753430This paper reports on a study of professional web
designers and developers. We provide
a detailed characterization of their knowledge
of fundamental programming concepts
elicited through card sorting. Additionally, we
present qualitative findings … -
research-article
How
do computing faculty adopt curriculum innovations?:
the story from instructors- Lijun
NiGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Tom
McKlinThe
Findings Group, Atlanta, GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2010pp 544-548 https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734444This paper presents the findings of an
exploratory, qualitative study revealing
computing
instructors’ experience in adopting curriculum
innovations. We interviewed eight instructors
a year after they attended workshops on several
innovative … -
research-article
What
game developers look for in a new graduate:
interviews and surveys at one game company- Michael
HewnerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2010pp 275-279 https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734359Video game development is an attractive career
objective for many computer science
students. Colleges are starting degree programs
and specializations to serve this
interest, but faculty may not have an informed
idea of what game programming is like
or … -
panel
Report
on the future of computing education summit- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Jane
PreyMicrosoft Research, Seattle, WA, USA
,
- Lucy
SandersUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder,
CO, USA,
Heikki
TopiBentley University, Waltham, MA, USA
,
- Joseph
UrbanTexas
Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
March 2010pp 259-260 https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734351 -
forum
Recognizing
the most influential CS education papers- David
G. KayUniversity of California – Irvine, Irvine,
CA, USA,
Kim
B. BrucePomona
College, Pomona, CA, USA,
- Michael
ClancyUniversity of California – Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA, USA,
- Nell
DaleUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX,
USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Eric
RobertsStanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
March 2010pp 196-197 https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734331This special session is devoted to identifying
the CS education papers of the 20th
century that have had the greatest influence on
our practice of CS education today.
The point is not primarily to produce the list
of papers; rather it is to derive … -
research-article
Developing
a validated assessment of fundamental CS1
concepts- Allison
Elliott TewGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
March 2010pp 97-101 https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734297Previous studies of student programming ability
have raised questions about students’
ability to problem solve, read and analyze code,
and understand introductory computing
concepts. However, it is unclear whether these
results are the product of … -
forum
Variations
on a theme: role of media in motivating computing
education- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- David
RanumLuther
College, Decorah, IA, USA,
Brad
MillerLuther
College, Decorah, IA, USA,
- Beth
SimonUniversity of California, San Diego, La
Jolla, CA, USA,
- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
Samuel
A. RebelskyGrinnell College, Grinnell, IA, USA
,
Janet
DavisGrinnell College, Grinnell, IA, USA
,
- Kumar
DeepakBryn
Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA,
- Doug
BlankBryn
Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA
March 2010pp 66-67 https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734287The SIGCSE community has been exploring the role
of multimedia to enhance computing
education since the earliest algorithm
visualization systems and studies [1]. Media
Computation is a shift in focus [2]. Where
algorithm visualization presents … -
research-article
Too
much programming too soon?- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Judy
RobertsonHeriot-Watt University
March 2010pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/1666420.1666425The Communications Web site,
http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen
bloggers in the BLOG@CACM
community. In each issue of
Communications, we’ll publish excerpts
from selected posts.twitter
Follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/blogCACM…
-
research-article
CS
woes: deadline-driven research, academic
inequality- Jeannette
M. WingCarnegie Mellon University
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
The Communications Web site,
http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen
bloggers in the BLOG@CACM
community. In each issue of
Communications, we’ll publish excerpts
from selected posts.Follow us on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/blogCACMJeannette M. …
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research-article
An
ICT research agenda, HPC and innovation, and why
only the developed world lacks women in
computing- Jeannette
M. WingCarnegie Mellon University
,
- Daniel
ReedMicrosoft Research
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
The Communications Web site,
http://cacm.acm.org, features 13 bloggers in the
BLOG@CACM community. In
each issue of Communications, we’ll
publish excerpts from selected posts, plus
readers’ comments. -
research-article
Sharing
ideas, writing apps, and creating a professional web
presence- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Greg
LindenSeattle, WA
,
- Tessa
LauIBM
Almaden Research Center
July 2009pp 10-11 https://doi.org/10.1145/1538788.1538792Greg Linden reveals his new approach to reading
research papers, Mark Guzdial discusses
how to encourage students to write computer
programs, and Tessa Lau shares her ideas
about the importance of Web visibility. -
department
Education
Teaching
computing to everyone- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,
GA
May 2009pp 31-33 https://doi.org/10.1145/1506409.1506420Studying the lessons learned from creating
high-demand computer science courses for
non-computing majors. -
extended-abstract
Mediating
programming through chat for the OLPC- Jill
P. DimondGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Sarita
YardiGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
April 2009pp 4465-4470 https://doi.org/10.1145/1520340.1520684We built a text-based programming environment
that enables youth to design and implement
a chat client for the One Laptop per Child XO.
The environment allows users to program
and chat simultaneously. We conducted two
one-week workshops at a Girl Scout … -
Book
Computer
Science Curriculum 2008: An Interim Revision of CS
2001
Lillian
CasselVillanova University
,
- Alan
ClementsUniversity of Teeside
,
- Gordon
DaviesOpen
University,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
Renée
McCauleyCollege of Charleston
,
- Andrew
McGettrickUniversity of Strathclyde
,
- Bob
SloanUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
,
- Larry
SnyderUniversity of Washington Seattle
,
- Paul
TymannRochester Institute of Technology
,
- Bruce
W. WeideOhio
State University
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research-article
Context
as Support for Learning Computer Organization- Allison
Elliott TewGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Brian
DornGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- William
D. LeahyGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
The ubiquity of personal computational devices in
the lives of today’s students presents
a meaningful context for courses in computer
organization beyond the general-purpose
or imaginary processors routinely used. This
article presents results of a … -
research-article
Attitudes
about computing in postsecondary graduates- Michael
HewnerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, USA
Computing educators may hope that postsecondary
courses both convey content and also
give students a new perspective on computing. In
the study described in this paper,
a sample of students about to graduate with
their postsecondary degrees wrote about
… -
department
Education
Paving
the way for computational thinking- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta,
GA
Drawing on methods from diverse
disciplines—including computer science,
education,
sociology, and psychology—to improve computing
education. -
research-article
Narrating
data structures: The role of context in CS2
Svetlana
YaroshGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Learning computing with respect to the context of
its use has been linked in previous
reports to student motivation in introductory
Computer Science (CS) courses. In this
report, we consider the role of context in a
second course. We present a case … -
chapter
Narrating
data structures: the role of context in CS2- Svetlana
YaroshGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia
Learning computing with respect to the context of
its use has been linked in previous
reports to student motivation in introductory CS
courses. In this report, we consider
the role of context in a second course. We
present a case study of a CS2 data … -
chapter
Threads™:
how to restructure a computer science curriculum for
a flat world- Merrick
FurstGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Charles
IsbellGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia
March 2007pp 420-424 https://doi.org/10.1145/1227310.1227456In his book The World is Flat, Thomas
Friedman convincingly explains the challenges of
a global marketplace [4].
One implication is that software development can
be out-sourced, as can any narrow,
skills-based occupation; however, as Friedman
also … -
chapter
The
current crisis in computing: what are the real
issues?- Lillian
(Boots) CasselVillanova University, Villanova, PA
,
- Andrew
McGettrickUniversity of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Eric
RobertsStanford University, Stanford, CA
March 2007pp 329-330 https://doi.org/10.1145/1227310.1227426 -
chapter
Improving
secondary CS education: progress and problems- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Maureen
BiggersGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
March 2007pp 298-301 https://doi.org/10.1145/1227310.1227416The Institute for Computing Education (ICE) was
created in the spring of 2004. ICE
is a partnership between the Georgia Department
of Education and the College of Computing
at Georgia Tech. The goals for this partnership
are to increase the number and … -
chapter
Graphic
designers who program as informal computer science
learners- Brian
DornGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
We introduce end-user programmers as a group of
persons engaged in informal Computer
Science education. Results of a small-scale
survey for a previously unstudied population
of end-users, users of graphics manipulation
software, are presented. We find … -
chapter
Imagineering
inauthentic legitimate peripheral participation: an
instructional design approach for motivating
computing education- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Allison
Elliott TewGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia
Since its publication, Lave and Wenger’s concept
of legitimate peripheral participation
(LPP) [18] has become an important concept for
understanding situated learning. LPP
states that learning only occurs when
students perceive that what’s being taught
… -
chapter
iTell:
supporting retrospective storytelling with digital
photos- Brian
M. LandryGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
June 2006pp 160-168 https://doi.org/10.1145/1142405.1142432Digital photographs capture moments in time.
Often these moments represent a much
larger experience. Storytelling is often used to
elicit these experiences from images
in an attempt to communicate them to others. In
this work, we focus on supporting
the … -
chapter
Successful
approaches to teaching introductory computer science
courses with python- David
RanumLuther
College, Decorah, IA,
- Bradley
MillerLuther
College, Decorah, IA,
- John
ZelleWartburg College, Waverly, IA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
March 2006pp 396-397 https://doi.org/10.1145/1121341.1121465 -
chapter
Impact
of alternative introductory courses on programming
concept understanding- Allison
Elliott TewGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- W.
Michael McCrackenGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Computer science has long debated what to teach
in the introductory course of the
discipline, and leaders in our field have argued
that the introductory course approach
is critical to student development. We
investigated the impact of alternative … -
chapter
CS0/CS1:
filter or funnel: recruitment, retention and student
success- Rebecca
BruceUniversity of North Carolina at Asheville
,
- Charles
FowlerGainesville College
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Merle
S. KingKennesaw State University
,
- Amy
WoszczynskiKennesaw State University
March 2005pp 29-30 https://doi.org/10.1145/1167350.1167370The introductory course in computer science has
been transformed to meet the emerging
needs of an increasingly diverse student body.
This panel will explore the issues
associated with managing this transformation
from the perspective of high school … -
chapter
Tracking
an innovation in introductory CS education from a
research university to a two-year college- Allison
Elliott TewGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
,
- Charles
FowlerGainesville College, Gainesville, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
Innovations in teaching and learning computer
science education can easily be overly-specific
to a given institution, or type of institution.
For example, an innovation may require
special hardware, or may make assumptions about
the background of the … -
chapter
Design
process for a non-majors computing course- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
Andrea
ForteGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia
There is growing interest in computing courses
for non-CS majors. We have recently
built such a course that has met with positive
response. We describe our design process,
which includes involvement of stakeholders and
identifying a context that … -
chapter
A
model for improving secondary CS education- Barbara
EricsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Maureen
BiggersGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
This paper describes how the Institute for
Computing Education (ICE) at Georgia Tech
is trying to improve the state of computer
science education in secondary schools
in Georgia. ICE is a partnership between the
Georgia Department of Education and the
… -
chapter
Challenges
to computer science education research
Vicki
L. AlmstrumThe
University of Texas at Austin,
- Orit
HazzanTechnion — Israel Institute of Technology
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Marian
PetreThe
Open University
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chapter
Contrasting
women’s experiences in computer science at different
institutions- Ela
ZurThe
Open University of Israel, Raanana, Israel,
- Lilly
IraniStanford University, Stanford, CA
,
- Lecia
BarkerUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
The SIGCSE community has produced much analysis
of the dynamics causing women to choose
Computer Science in disproportionately low
numbers. In truth, we have learned that
the factors are complex and contextual. This
panel presents dynamics affecting … -
chapter
Panel
session: great principles in computing
Peter
J. DenningNaval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA,
- Rudolph
DarkenNaval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA,
- Eric
RobertsStanford University, Stanford, CA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
March 2004pp 447-447 https://doi.org/10.1145/971300.971450Questions and answers about the great principles
framework for computing and its impact
on the organization and content of curriculum,
with special attention to communicating
our field, teaching programming, and appealing
to a diverse audience. -
chapter
“But
it looks right!”: the bugs students don’t see- David
GinatTel-Aviv University
,
- Owen
AstrachanDuke
University,
- Daniel
D. GarciaUniversity of California, Berkeley
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
March 2004pp 284-285 https://doi.org/10.1145/971300.971401It is not rare that programming students are
surprised when they encounter bugs in
their program, which “looks completely right”.
Such a phenomenon expresses lack of
awareness of analysis, design, and testing
habits, which yield undesirable outcomes.
… -
chapter
A
CS1 course designed to address interests of
women- Lauren
RichGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Heather
PerryGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
March 2004pp 190-194 https://doi.org/10.1145/971300.971370Literature on women in computing points out that
computer science is not being effective
at attracting and retaining women.
Introduction to Media Computation is a
new CS1 aimed especially at non-majors which was
designed explicitly to address
the … -
chapter
Extending
CRC cards into a complete design process- Kathleen
Arnold GrayCollege of Computing, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing, Atlanta, GA
,
- Spencer
RugaberCollege of Computing, Atlanta, GA
June 2003pp 226-226 https://doi.org/10.1145/961511.961582Ectropic Design is a feature-oriented,
collaborative design method, patterned on Open
Source software development. Software evolves
ectropically through the continuous
augmentation of its features, which are bound to
specific program goals. These … -
chapter
A
media computation course for non-majors- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
June 2003pp 104-108 https://doi.org/10.1145/961511.961542Computing may well become considered an essential
part of a liberal education, but
introductory programming courses will not look
like the way that they do today. Current
CSI course are failing dramatically. We are
developing a new course, to be taught
… -
article
Computer
science is more important than calculus: the
challenge of living up to our potential- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Georgia,
- Elliot
SolowayUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
June 2003pp 5-8 https://doi.org/10.1145/782941.782943 -
article
Teaching
the Nintendo generation to program- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Elliot
SolowayUniversity of Michigan
April 2002pp 17-21 https://doi.org/10.1145/505248.505261Preparing a new strategy for teaching
introductory computer programming. -
chapter
A
multi-national, multi-institutional study of
assessment of programming skills of first-year CS
students- Michael
McCrackenGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Vicki
AlmstrumUniversity of Texas at Austin
,
- Danny
DiazGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Dianne
HaganMonash
University, Australia,
- Yifat
Ben-David KolikantWeizmann Institute of Science, Israel
,
- Cary
LaxerRose-Hulman Institute of Technology
,
- Lynda
ThomasUniversity of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
,
- Ian
UttingUniversity of Kent, UK
,
- Tadeusz
WiluszCracow
University of Economics, Poland
In computer science, an expected outcome of a
student’s education is programming skill.
This working group investigated the programming
competency students have as they complete
their first one or two courses in computer
science. In order to explore … -
article
A
multi-national, multi-institutional study of
assessment of programming skills of first-year CS
students- Michael
McCrackenGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Vicki
AlmstrumUniversity of Texas at Austin
,
- Danny
DiazGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Dianne
HaganMonash
University, Australia,
- Yifat
Ben-David KolikantWeizmann Institute of Science, Israel
,
- Cary
LaxerRose-Hulman Institute of Technology
,
- Lynda
ThomasUniversity of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
,
- Ian
UttingUniversity of Kent, UK
,
- Tadeusz
WiluszCracow
University of Economics, Poland
In computer science, an expected outcome of a
student’s education is programming skill.
This working group investigated the programming
competency students have as they complete
their first one or two courses in computer
science. In order to explore … -
chapter
Use
of collaborative multimedia in computer science
classes- Mark
GuzdialGVU
Center and EduTech Institute, College of
Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA
June 2001pp 17-20 https://doi.org/10.1145/377435.377452While there is a lot of speculation about the
benefits of multimedia exploration,
research on learning and technology suggests
that the creation of media by students
has even greater benefit for learning. Students
learn through
articulating their … -
chapter
Using
squeak for teaching user interface software- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing, Georgia Institute of
Technology
Squeak is a new programming language that is
particularly appropriate for learning
computer science. It offers an excellent
infrastructure for interesting projects (e.g.,
multimedia, Web browsing and serving), and all
source code is included (and
… -
chapter
Recognizing
and supporting roles in CSCW- Mark
GuzdialGraphics, Visualization & Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
Jochen
RickGraphics, Visualization & Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Bolot
KerimbaevGraphics, Visualization & Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA
In this paper, we describe our experience with
the long-term, widespread use of CoWeb,
an asynchronous collaborative tool that is
mostly used to complement existing face-to-face
groups (such as classes). The CoWeb is an
openended tool that does not … -
article
Supporting
Learners as users- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
May 1999pp 3-13 https://doi.org/10.1145/311147.311148 -
chapter
A
shared command line in a virtual space: the working
man’s MOO- Mark
GuzdialGVU
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute of Technology, 801 Atlantic Dr.,
Atlanta, GA
-
chapter
Balancing
usability and learning in an interface- Noel
RappinCollege of Computing, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Matthew
RealffSchool
of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Instiute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Pete
LudoviceSchool
of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Instiute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA
March 1997pp 479-486 https://doi.org/10.1145/258549.258995 -
chapter
Integrating
tools into the classroom- Roland
HübscherGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Sadhana
PuntambekarGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
,
- Janet
L. KolodnerGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
March 1997pp 244-245 https://doi.org/10.1145/1120212.1120373SMILE, a learning environment for collaboration
and design, is based on our experience
with synchronous and asynchronous collaboration
tools in the classroom and sound principles
of software and interface design. SMILE provides
a more holistic approach … -
article
Addressing
student problems in learning computer graphics- Amnon
ShaboGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology
,
John
StaskoGeorgia Institute of Technology
Our goal is to improve the performance of
computer graphics students by including
problem-solving activities and situating their
knowledge of computer graphics in authentic
problems. The framework for achieving this goal
is based on the apprenticeship … -
chapter
WWW
interactive learning environments for computer
science education- David
CarlsonGraphics, Visualization and Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Mark
GuzdialGraphics, Visualization and Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Colleen
KehoeGraphics, Visualization and Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- Viren
ShahGraphics, Visualization and Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA,
- John
StaskoGraphics, Visualization and Usability
Center, College of Computing, Georgia
Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, GA
March 1996pp 290-294 https://doi.org/10.1145/236452.236558The wide accessibility of the World Wide Web
makes it a perfect base for developing
computer science courseware modules. Since
learning involves more than just receiving
transmitted information, courseware must be
interactive and encourage student … -
chapter
Learner-centered
system design: HCI perspective for the future- Mark
GuzdialGraphics, Visualization, & Usability
Center, Georgia Institute of Technology,
College
of Computing, Atlanta, GA,
- Yasmin
B. KafaiGraduate School of Education &
Information Studies, University of
California, Los
Angeles, Los Angeles, CA,
- John
M. CarrollVirginia Polytechnic Institute
,
- Gerhard
FischerUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
,
- Roger
SchankInstitute for the Learning Sciences,
Northwestern University,
- Elliot
SolowayUniversity of Michigan
-
chapter
Centralized
mindset: a student problem with object-oriented
programming- Mark
GuzdialCollege of Computing, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
March 1995pp 182-185 https://doi.org/10.1145/199688.199772 -
article
Learner-centered
design: the challenge for HCI in the 21st
century- Elliot
SolowayAssociate Professor in the Department of
EECS, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI,
- Mark
GuzdialAssistant Professor, Georgia Institute of
Technology, College of Computing, Atlanta,
GA,
- Kenneth
E. HayAssistant Professor in the School of
Education at Indiana University & Purdue
University,
Indianapolis, IN
April 1994pp 36-48 https://doi.org/10.1145/174809.174813 -
chapter
The
future of programming instruction (abstract)- Philip
MillerSchool
of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA,
- Michael
ClancyComputer Science, University of California,
Berkeley Berkeley, CA,
- Andrea
diSessaSchool
of Education, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA,
- Jeremy
RoschelleSchool
of Education, University of California,
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA,
- Michael
EisenbergComputer Science, University of Colorado,
Bolder, CO,
- Mark
GuzdialGeorgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA
,
- Elliot
SolowayComputer Science, University of Michigan,
Ann Abor, MI,
- Mitchell
Resnick
March 1994pp 400 https://doi.org/10.1145/191029.191208
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