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Proceedings Article

Computer Science and Computer Science Education.

01 Jan 1983-pp 187-191
About: This article is published in IFIP Congress.The article was published on 1983-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 3 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: AP Computer Science & Science education.
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TL;DR: A curriculum that is flexible enough to suit all students studying computer science, and that reintegrates the theoretical aspects of the field along with more practical or vocational aspects, is proposed.
Abstract: A curriculum that is flexible enough to suit all students studying computer science, and that reintegrates the theoretical aspects of the field along with more practical or vocational aspects, is proposed.

27 citations

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TL;DR: A comparative case study between a Stratified Adaptive Test (SAT), based on the tacit knowledge of a teacher, and a CAT based on Item Response Theory (IRT), indicates that levels of anxiety expressed in the use of the SAT were better than those using the CAT, in addition to being simpler to implement.
Abstract: Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) is now widely used. However, inserting new items into the question bank of a CAT requires a great effort that makes impractical the wide application of CAT in classroom teaching. One solution would be to use the tacit knowledge of the teachers or experts for a pre-classification and calibrate during the execution of tests with these items. Thus, this research consists of a comparative case study between a Stratified Adaptive Test (SAT), based on the tacit knowledge of a teacher, and a CAT based on Item Response Theory (IRT). The tests were applied in seven Computer Networks courses. The results indicate that levels of anxiety expressed in the use of the SAT were better than those using the CAT, in addition to being simpler to implement. In this way, it is recommended the implementation of a SAT, where the strata are initially based on the tacit knowledge of the teacher and later, as a result of an IRT calibration.

10 citations

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jul 1989
TL;DR: The curriculum overall builds upon this foundation, avoiding mistakes in existing CS curricula, providing quality academic education with the extensive practical and integrative work required for professional preparation.
Abstract: Perception of Software Engineering as a multi-disciplinary profession like established branches of engineering justifies its treatment in a specialised bachelor's degree. Identification of the essence of professional engineering education in general, and the instantiation of this essence with the particular content requirements of SE, provide precise SEE design criteria. The critical role of the introductory Programming course in establishing the importance of correct SE methods dictates the adoption of functional programming for its purposes. Necessary resources for teaching functional programming to introductory classes are either available or easily accessible. The curriculum overall builds upon this foundation, avoiding mistakes in existing CS curricula, providing quality academic education with the extensive practical and integrative work required for professional preparation.

10 citations