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A constructivist framework for integrating the Java paradigm into the undergraduate curriculum

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ITiCSE '98: Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating technology into computer science education: Changing the delivery of computer science education

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The educational use of Java at the introductory level is still in its infancy and effective teaching strategies are only beginning to emerge. Java is a new technology designed to promote a new computing paradigm. To produce a new generation of students skilled in Java, undergraduate computer science should be taught from the perspective of developing a strong Java foundation. This paper describes a pedagogical framework motivated by principles found in the constructivist learning theory for integrating the Java paradigm into the undergraduate curriculum.

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A constructivist framework for integrating the Java paradigm into the undergraduate curriculum
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Model curricula
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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315 pages

ISBN:1581130007

DOI:10.1145/282991

Chairmen:
Gordon Davies
Open Univ., UK
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Mícheál ÓΉigeartaigh
Dublin City Univ., Ireland

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 30, Issue 3
Sept. 1998
313 pages
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DOI:10.1145/290320
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Grand Valley State Univ., Allendale, MI
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Gordon Davies
Open Univ., UK
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Mícheál Ó. Ó'hÉigeartaign
Open Univ., UK
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