Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
1999 Volume 18, Number 3
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 8
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The Propositional Logic Test as a Diagnostic Tool for Misconceptions About Logical Operations
Vicki L. Almstrum, University of Texas at Austin, United States
The concepts of logic are key building blocks in the knowledge that computer science students must acquire. This paper describes a simple 16-item instrument, the Propositional Logic Test (PLT),... More
pp. 205-224
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A Content Analysis of Programming Examples in High School Computer Textbooks in Taiwan
Janet Mei-Chuen Lin, Kai-Yin Lin & Cheng-Chih Wu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
In this study we examined 16 high school computer textbooks used in Taiwan with an attempt to analyze the nature and the presentation styles of programming examples in them. The presentation styles... More
pp. 225-244
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The Effect of Previous Software Development Experience on Understanding the Object-Oriented Paradigm
Helen Sharp, City UniversityNorthampton Square, United Kingdom; Jacqui Griffyth, Advanced Information Technology, United Kingdom
This paper discusses results of a survey to gain insight into the relationship between the acquisition of Object Technology (OT) concepts and previous software development experience. A survey of... More
pp. 245-265
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Peer Learning Across the Undergraduate Information Systems Curriculum
Mary J. Granger & Susan K. Lippert, George Washington University, United States
Students concentrating in Information Systems not only need technical skills, but also communications and collaborative skills. Additionally, they need to learn to help themselves learn. Peer... More
pp. 267-285
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Just-in-Time Learning in Software Engineering
Bruce R. Maxim, Kiumi Akingbehin & Kenneth L. Modesitt, University of Michigan-Dearborn, United States
Just-In-Time (JIT) Learning is a type of experiential learning in which students are motivated to learn about concepts and how to apply them as they are needed to complete a meaningful project. Use... More
pp. 287-301
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Learning Recursion Through a Collaborative Socratic Dialectic Process
Kuo-En Chang, Kang-Yuu Wang, Chien-Yun Dai & Teh-Chung Sung, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Web-Soc is a collaborative system for learning recursive programming using a Socratic dialectic process. Web-Soc is built on the World Wide Web (WWW). This study investigates the effects of... More
pp. 303-315
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A Pilot Study Using the Cloze Technique for Constructing Test Questions
Nell B. Dale, University of Texas at Austin, United States
This paper describes a pilot study that investigates the use of the cloze procedure to design test questions in algorithm comprehension. The cloze procedure is a prose-based technique used to... More
pp. 317-330
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Analysis of Design: An Exploration of Patterns and Pattern Languages for Pedagogy
Sally Fincher, University of Kent at Canterbury
This paper describes and delineates patterns and pattern languages from different knowledge domains, and attempts to generate an understanding of why they are a distinctive and powerful way of... More
pp. 331-348