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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Persistence of Elementary Programming Skills
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Bennedsen, Jens; Caspersen, Michael E. – Computer Science Education, 2012
Programming is recognised as one of seven grand challenges in computing education and attracts much attention in computing education research. Most research in the area concerns teaching methods, educational technology and student understanding/misconceptions. Typically, evaluation of learning outcome takes place during or immediately following…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Research, Programming, Skills
Optimists Have More Fun, but Do They Learn Better? On the Influence of Emotional and Social Factors on Learning Introductory Computer Science
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Bennedsen, Jens; Caspersen, Michael E. – Computer Science Education, 2008
In order to better understand predictors of success and, when possible, improve the design of the first year computer science courses at university to increase the likelihood of success, we study a number of factors that may potentially indicate students' computer science aptitude. Based on findings in general education, we have studied the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Academic Achievement, Mental Health, Correlation