Teaching computer science through writing

  • Authors:
  • William J Taffe

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
  • Year:
  • 1986

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Abstract

Student difficulty in expressing computing concepts in clear, concise English has stimulated me to introduce a writing assignment into various Computer Science courses. This article describes the problem, the goals of the assignment, and student improvement and reaction.