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Mediated transfer: Alice 3 to Java

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Dennis Cosgrove,

Steve CooperAuthors Info & Claims

SIGCSE '12: Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on Computer Science Education

Pages 141 - 146

https://doi.org/10.1145/2157136.2157180

Published: 29 February 2012 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a pedagogy for an undergraduate programming course using Alice 3 and Java. We applied the educational theory of mediated transfer to develop a new version of the Alice system and accompanying instructional materials. The pedagogy was implemented and tested over two years. Student test scores in experimental, treatment course sections showed dramatic improvement over scores in comparable non-treatment sections.

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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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DOI:10.1145/2157136

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