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ERIC Number: EJ410729
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Use of a Competency-Based Course Syllabus and Its Effects on Student Performance in Introductory Computer Courses.
Kern, Ronald P.
Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, v14 n2 p115-22 Apr-Jun 1990
Compares student achievement in introductory computer science courses before and after the introduction of a competency-based course syllabus. Finds little difference in the performance of 1988 and 1989 summer students. Fall competency-based students had a higher dropout rate but increased performance. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Computer Science Education, Course Descriptions, Summer Programs, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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