Abstract
High attrition and failure in first year computer science and software engineering courses has often been linked to the personal traits and skills of students - dividing the world into those that "get it" and those "that don't". We present several concrete strategies based on the recently developed Learning Edge Momentum (LEM) theory, which when applied together, were found useful in reducing failure rates. Based on the our experiences, we challenge our current understanding of attrition and failure in first year courses and dare to claim that maybe it's not them, it's us that is the problem.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Sixteenth Australasian Computing Education Conference (ACE 2014), Auckland, New Zealand, 20-23 January 2014 |
Editors | Jacqueline Whalley, Daryl D'Souza |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 159-162 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781921770319 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Australasian Computing Education Conference 2014 - Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 30 Sept 2014 → 3 Oct 2014 Conference number: 16th https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.5555/2667490 (Proceedings) |
Publication series
Name | Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series |
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Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Volume | 148 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1445-1336 |
Conference
Conference | Australasian Computing Education Conference 2014 |
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Abbreviated title | ACE 2014 |
Country/Territory | New Zealand |
City | Auckland |
Period | 30/09/14 → 3/10/14 |
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Keywords
- Attrition and failure rates
- Computer science
- First year course
- LEM theory
- Software engineering