Abstract
The Department of Educational Sciences and the
Department of Electronic and Telecommunications at the
University of Aveiro (Portugal) have been working
together with the Department of Computer and Information
Sciences at the University of Strathclyde (UK), with the
aim of improving the teaching quality of introductory
programming courses and, indirectly, the academic
success of their students. Over the past two years, data has
been collected through interviews and questionnaires, to
better understand the organization of the different courses
and approaches to teaching. The present paper discusses
how the organization of introductory programming
courses in each institution reflects the teaching philosophy
of the members of staff and also how course organization
and teaching strategy relate to the students' attitudes to
learning and their motivation for course involvement.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference - Georgia, USA Duration: 20 Oct 2004 → 23 Oct 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference |
|---|---|
| City | Georgia, USA |
| Period | 20/10/04 → 23/10/04 |
Keywords
- teaching and learning
- teaching methods
- teaching strategies
- individual vs collaborative work
- programming
- IT education