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Collaborative learning: a case study for CS1 at Grinnell College and Austin

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Since Fall, 1992, the author has used techniques of collaborative learning in his sections of CS1 at both Grinnell College and The University of Texas at Austin. These experiments have been successful by various measures: drop rates are very low, students perform well on tests, student motivation and enthusiasm are very high, and the class covers about 20% more material during the semester. This paper describes the approach that has evolved through several iterations of this course.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 29, Issue 1
        March 1997
        388 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/268085
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        • cover image ACM Conferences
          SIGCSE '97: Proceedings of the twenty-eighth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          March 1997
          410 pages
          ISBN:0897918894
          DOI:10.1145/268084

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