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Introduction – What Is This Guide About?

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The Introduction presents the motivation for writing this Guide, the Methods of Teaching Computer Science (MTCS) course for which the Guide can serve as a textbook, the structure of the Guide, and how it can be used in different frameworks of computer science education.

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Hazzan, O., Lapidot, T., Ragonis, N. (2011). Introduction – What Is This Guide About?. In: Guide to Teaching Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-443-2_1

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