Forging connections between life and class using reading assignments: a case study

  • Authors:
  • Leigh Ann Sudol

  • Affiliations:
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This paper describes an experiment involving incorporating reading assignments into an introductory programming class at the university level. Results indicate that assignments of this type help students make connections between the concepts they are studying, and computer science in general, with their everyday lives.