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“The simple internal procedure as an effective tool in the teaching and practice of structured PL/I”

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This paper reports on two successful curricular innovations made in the first-year PL/I programming course at Rutgers. Simple internal procedures are introduced at an early point, and used extensively thereafter; and fairly long, large programming projects are undertaken. The combined effect significantly reinforces the presentation of structured programming methodology, as well as enhancing the general educational effectiveness of the course.

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              cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
              ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 9, Issue 1
              Special issue seventh technical symposium on computer science education
              Feb 1977
              187 pages
              ISSN:0097-8418
              DOI:10.1145/382063
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                SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
                February 1977
                187 pages
                ISBN:9781450374071
                DOI:10.1145/800104

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