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Computer science student transformations: changes and causes

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ITiCSE '09: Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

Pages 181 - 185

https://doi.org/10.1145/1562877.1562935

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We examine the transformations experienced by students during their study of computing. These transformations led to changes in the students' perceptions of computer science, in their sense of identity as computer scientists, their behavior and their confidence. The changes are caused by learning or using particular concepts, and often associated with writing computer programs, learning new programming languages, or interacting with peers.

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ITiCSE '09: Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

July 2009

428 pages

ISBN:9781605583815

DOI:10.1145/1562877

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UPMC, France
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University of Hartford, USA
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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 41, Issue 3
ITiCSE '09
September 2009
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DOI:10.1145/1595496
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Meyer J(2016)Threshold concepts and pedagogic representationEducation + Training10.1108/ET-04-2016-006658:5(463-475)Online publication date: 13-Jun-2016
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