Problem solving and structured programming in Pascal; 2nd ed.
Problem solving and structured programming in Pascal; 2nd ed.
Pascal: an introduction to methodical programming; (3rd ed.)
Pascal: an introduction to methodical programming; (3rd ed.)
A one-year introductory course for computer science undergraduate program
SIGCSE '81 Proceedings of the twelfth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
A suggested course in introductory computer programming
SIGCSE '81 Proceedings of the twelfth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Teaching problem solving in an introductory computer science class
SIGCSE '81 Proceedings of the twelfth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
The integration of a Problem Solving Process in the first course
SIGCSE '79 Proceedings of the tenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
CSC '87 Proceedings of the 15th annual conference on Computer Science
Novices' knowledge construction of difficult concepts in CS1
ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
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A preliminary PASCAL course which emphasized problem solving was designed for incoming computer science majors who were identified as being at risk. In addition, students in the required PASCAL course could transfer back to the preliminary course prior to the administration of the first examination. Students in the preliminary course were paired with comparable freshman majors from the preceeding academic year. Paired t-tests revealed significantly higher grades in the required course for those students who had previously completed the preliminary course. The preliminary course also served as a filter; approximately 43% of the students did not subsequently attempt the required course. Sex differences in persistence were also noted.