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Build peer support network for CS2 students

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Roland H. UntchAuthors Info & Claims

ACMSE '11: Proceedings of the 49th annual ACM Southeast Conference

Pages 42 - 47

https://doi.org/10.1145/2016039.2016058

Published: 24 March 2011 Publication History

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Introductory computer science courses (i.e., CS1 and CS2) have seen high dropout and failure rates, and such common phenomenon still exists nationwide. Studies have shown that students with effective peer support networks have a better chance to success in CS1 and CS2. Unfortunately, it is hard for most students, especially lower division students, to form their own peer support networks. To help students build their peer support networks, instructors of CS1 and CS2 have to, with the help of pedagogical tools, provide a friendly learning environment to foster the interactions among students inside and outside of the classroom. This paper discusses the usage of PeerSpace, an integrated peer collaborative learning environment to help instructors achieve such goal. Comparative studies were conducted to measure the effectiveness of PeerSpace in helping students build their own peer support networks; and preliminary results are positive.

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Venkatasubramanian KRanalli T(2024)Leveraging technology for post-abuse peer support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesExtended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613905.3650993(1-7)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
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Li CDong ZUntch RJagadeesh DClincy VHoganson KGarrido JDasigi V(2011)Preparation stationProceedings of the 49th annual ACM Southeast Conference10.1145/2016039.2016128(322-323)Online publication date: 24-Mar-2011
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICALT.2011.129

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ACMSE '11: Proceedings of the 49th annual ACM Southeast Conference

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ISBN:9781450306867

DOI:10.1145/2016039

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Venkatasubramanian KRanalli T(2024)Leveraging technology for post-abuse peer support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilitiesExtended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3613905.3650993(1-7)Online publication date: 11-May-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613905.3650993
Li CDong ZUntch RJagadeesh DClincy VHoganson KGarrido JDasigi V(2011)Preparation stationProceedings of the 49th annual ACM Southeast Conference10.1145/2016039.2016128(322-323)Online publication date: 24-Mar-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2016039.2016128
Li CDong ZUntch RChasteen MReale N(2011)PeerSpace - An Online Collaborative Learning Environment for Computer Science StudentsProceedings of the 2011 IEEE 11th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies10.1109/ICALT.2011.129(409-411)Online publication date: 6-Jul-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICALT.2011.129

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