Implicit Theories and Self-efficacy in an Introductory Programming Course
Contribution: This study examined student effort and performance in an introductory programming course with respect to student-held implicit theories and self-efficacy.
Benli, Kristin S. +2 more
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To promote undergraduate education reform, teaching professional development (TPD) efforts aim to encourage instructors to adopt evidence-based practices. However, many instructors do not attend TPD.
Lisa B. Limeri +3 more
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Teaching Programming and Design-by-Contract [PDF]
This paper summarizes the experience of teaching an introductory course to programming by using a correctness by construction approach at Innopolis University, Russian Federation.
de Carvalho, Daniel +9 more
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Pathways to Improvement: Using Psychological Strategies to Help College Students Master Developmental Math [PDF]
Some 60 percent of the nation's 13 million community college students are unprepared for college-level courses and must enroll in at least one developmental course....[and] less than a quarter of students in developmental math courses earn a degree or ...
Elena Silva, Taylor White
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CareerAdvance® Implementation Study Findings through FY 2018 [PDF]
This report examines the implementation of the third year of HPOG II services in a five-year grant cycle, including post-HPOG sustainability planning for CareerAdvance®.
Anderson, Amy +2 more
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Working on a Start-Up: A Case for An Applied Entrepreneurship Oriented Course for Senior Undergraduates [PDF]
In this paper, we describe a new teaching approach whose objective is to implement entrepreneurship-based learning. The proposed teaching approach is essentially a project-based approach, but, with two novel key components that give it the ...
Ababei, Cristinel
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Developing an effective teaching model in order to improve the educational level of schools [PDF]
The purpose of this research was to develop an effective teaching model in order to improve the educational level of schools. This research is qualitative and phenomenological.
Mehdi Mohammadi +2 more
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Can a five minute, three question survey foretell first-year engineering student performance and retention? [PDF]
This research paper examines first-year student performance and retention within engineering. A considerable body of literature has reported factors influencing performance and retention, including high school GPA and SAT scores,1,2,3 gender,4 self ...
Gratiano, Stephanie M., Palm, William J.
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Trust, Growth Mindset, and Student Commitment to Active Learning in a College Science Course
Predictors of student commitment and engagement in an undergraduate science course featuring active learning are explored. The study identified student trust in the instructor as an important predictor of student commitment and engagement in an active ...
Andrew J. Cavanagh +5 more
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Curriculum Innovation: Incorporating the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) Framework into Online Discussions [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to respond to the following research question: How does the Kern Engineering Entrepreneurial Network (KEEN) framework build interest in technical topic areas, impact student learning outcomes, and develop the entrepreneurial
Bosman, Lisa +2 more
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