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Taxing Our Best Students 对我们最好的学生征税

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2008-02-28 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2008.07010120

J. Carter, N. Efford, S. Jamieson, T. Jenkins, S. White

引用次数: 4

From Kandinsky to Java (The Use of 20th Century Abstract Art in Learning Programming) 从康定斯基到Java(20世纪抽象艺术在编程学习中的应用)

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040035

C. Price

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引用次数: 5

Teaching Java with Robots and Artificial Life 用机器人和人工生命教Java

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040023

R. Mark Leeman, D. H. Glass

引用次数: 1

Developing Understanding of Programming Principles using Flash Actionscript 使用Flash Actionscript开发对编程原理的理解

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040051

G. Routledge, A. Aminaei, Phillip Benachour

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引用次数: 4

Tool Support for Implementation of Object-Oriented Class Relationships and Patterns 实现面向对象类关系和模式的工具支持

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040108

James H. Paterson, John Haddow

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引用次数: 6

Sense before syntax: a path to a deeper understanding of objects 先于语法的感觉:通往更深入理解对象的途径

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ITAL.2007.06040125

R. Griffiths, S. Holland, M. Edwards

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引用次数: 3

The Impact of Improving Debugging Skill on Programming Ability 提高调试技能对编程能力的影响

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040072

Marzieh Ahmadzadeh, D. Elliman, C. Higgins

引用次数: 11

Learning to Program: Going Pair-Shaped 学习编程:走成对模式

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040004

Donna Teague, P. Roe

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引用次数: 15

Approaches for Learning Prolog Programming 学习程序设计的方法

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040088

Shanshan Yang, M. Joy

引用次数: 10

Seeing the Whole Picture: Evaluating Automated Assessment Systems 全局观:评估自动化评估系统

Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences Pub Date : 2007-10-01 DOI: 10.11120/ital.2007.06040203

D. Haley, P. Thomas, A. de Roeck, M. Petre

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引用次数: 15