Computer Science Course One (CS1)

Paper Summary:

This paper examins the problem of high D, F or withdraw from class (DFW) rates in beginning computer science courses (CS1). The author points out that the problem is believed to be caused by the cognitive complexity that many students face while learning the difficult skill of computer programming. Adding virtual office hours might help resolve this problem. The paper presents the research goals, methodology and research questions.

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Background / Problem Statement
Method
Findings
Goals
Research Questions

From the Paper:

"From there, not only most schools are very accommodating to students who taking online classes, but they also provide a learning experience for the non native speaking students that are trying to further their education in America by adding Virtual Office Hours. Fortunately, there are no disadvantages from adding Virtual Office Hours except for the cost for the student, which financial aid can be assistance for. Furthermore, there is truly only flexible for students who take online classes since they can work at their own pace."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barnes, T., Richter, H., Powell, E., Chaffin, A., & Godwin, A. (2007). Game2Learn: building CS1 learning games for retention. Proceedings of the 12th Annual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Dundee, Scotland, 121-125.
• Beaubouef, T. & Mason, J. (2005). Why the high attrition rate for computer science students: some thoughts and observations. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 37(2), 103-106.
• Bennedsen, J. & Caspersen, M. (2007). Failure rates in introductory programming. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 39(2), 32-36.
• IEEE/ACM (2001). Computing Curricula 2001 - Computer Science Volume. Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 1(3).
• Kitsantas, A. & Chow, A. (2007). College students' perceived threat and preference for seeking help in traditional, distributed, and distance learning environments. Computers & Education, 48(3), 383-395.

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