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The conversational classroom

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William M. Waite,

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 35, Issue 1

Pages 127 - 131

https://doi.org/10.1145/792548.611950

Published: 11 January 2003 Publication History

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Concepts taught in large, lower-division computer science courses are carefully explained in standard textbooks. Thus we hypothesized that the classroom experience should not consist primarily of a restatement of those explanations by the professor. Instead, it should provide an opportunity for the students to learn through a process of conversation among themselves and with the professor. We were able to establish such a process in a sophomore-level course with an enrollment of 116 students. This change led to a doubling of the percentage of A and A- grades compared to historical values.

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    1. Computing education
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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 35, Issue 1

January 2003

406 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/792548

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SIGCSE '03: Proceedings of the 34th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 2003
444 pages
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DOI:10.1145/611892
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Grand Valley State University
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The College of New Jersey
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Villanova University
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Ithaca College

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