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cardComposer: A Functional Programming Card Game

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Maria Hwang,

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ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2

Pages 635 - 636

https://doi.org/10.1145/3456565.3460029

Published: 26 June 2021 Publication History

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We introduce a card game for teaching basic functional programming concepts - specifically maps and filters. The game uses a standard deck of playing cards and the underlying computational concepts can be introduced to students within a one-hour lecture period. We tested this game (informally) with CS-101 students and found it to be an engaging activity. We describe the complete set of instructions for the game and outline future directions of development.

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Tim Bell, Ian Witten, and Michael Fellows. 2021. CS Unplugged. https://csunplugged.org/en/ Retrieved March 7, 2021 from

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Marco T Morazán. 2013. Functional video games in CS1 III. In International Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming. Springer, 149--167.

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Susan Rodger, Katy Dickinson, and Jessica Goodman. 2021. Playing Card Deck of Notable Women in Computing. https://www2.cs.duke.edu/csed/wikipedia/cards.html Retrieved March 7, 2021 from

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cardComposer: A Functional Programming Card Game
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
    1. Interactive learning environments

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ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2

June 2021

109 pages

ISBN:9781450383974

DOI:10.1145/3456565

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Carsten Schulte
Paderborn University, Germany
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Brett A. Becker
University College Dublin, Ireland
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Monica Divitini
NTNU, Norway
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Erik Barendsen
Radboud University & Open University, The Netherlands

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