2009 Spring/Summer Issue, Vol. 4, No. 3
The publication date is June 30, 2009.
Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Processes
- (An Almost) Pedagogical Pattern for Pattern-Based Problem-Solving Instruction
- Assessing Pedagogy in Bioengineering Classrooms: Quantifying Elements of the "How People Learn" Model Using the VaNTH Observation System (VOS)
- Blogging in the Physics Classroom: A Research-Based Approach to Shaping Students' Attitudes Toward Physics
- Characterizing Design Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study of Engineering Designers’ Use of Language
- Collaboration and the Importance for Novices in Learning Java Computer Programming
- Comparing the Efficacy of Multimedia Modules with Traditional Textbooks for Learning Introductory Physics Content
- Designing an Adaptive Learning Module to Teach Software Testing
- Mental Models of Recursion Revisited
- Novices’ Knowledge Construction of Difficult Concepts in CS1
- Optimizing Worked-Example Instruction of Electrical Engineering: The Role of Fading and Feedback during Problem-Solving Practice
- Peer Assessment in the Algorithms Course
- Results from the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of an Online Tutor on Expression Evaluation
- The Four-Domain Development Diagram: A Guide for Holistic Design of Effective Learning Experiences for the 21st Century Engineer
- Use and Assessment of a Rigorous Approach to CS1
Teachers and Learners
- A Multi-National Study of Reading and Tracing Skills in Novice Programmers
- Abstraction Ability as an Indicator of Success for Learning Object-Oriented Programming?
- An Investigation of the Presence and Development of Social Capital in an Electrical Engineering Laboratory
- Biases in Interpersonal Communication: How Engineering Students Perceive Gender Typical Speech Acts in Teamwork
- Can Graduating Students Design Software Systems?
- Community-Oriented Pedagogy for In-Service CS Teacher Training
- Diverse Pathways to the PhD: A Study of Women Faculty in the Sciences and Engineering at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
- Do Senior CS Students Capitalize on Recursion?
- Encouraging Minority Undergraduates to Choose Science Careers: Career Paths Survey Results
- Is Modeling of Freshmen Engineering Success Different from Modeling of Non-Engineering Success?
- Minimal Impact of Organic Chemistry Prerequisite on Student Performance in Introductory Biochemistry
- Predictors of Female and Male Computer Science Students' Grades
- Science Majors and Degrees Among Asian-American Students: Influences of Race and Sex in “Model Minority” Experiences
- The Mystery of “b := (b = false)”
- The Relations of Ethnicity to Female Engineering Students' Educational Experiences and College Career Plans in an Ethnically Diverse Learning Environment
Courses, Laboratories, Curricula, Instructional Materials, and Learning Technologies
- Roles of Variables as Seen by CS Educators
- Reversing: An Essential Heuristic in Program and Proof Design
- Teaching Roles of Variables in Elementary Programming Courses
- Closed Laboratories with Embedded Instructional Research Design for CS1
- Technology Talks: Clickers and Grading Incentive in the Large Lecture Hall
Political, Economic, and Social Influences on Engineering Education