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ITICSE
2006
ACM
16 years 17 days ago
Putting threshold concepts into context in computer science education
This paper describes Threshold Concepts, a theory of learning that distinguishes core concepts whose characteristics can make them troublesome in learning. With an eye to applying...
Anna Eckerdal, Robert McCartney, Jan Erik Mostr&ou...
IUI
2006
ACM
16 years 17 days ago
Inducing shortcuts on a mobile phone interface
Due to size restrictions, mobile phone user interfaces are often difficult to use[8]. In this short paper, we investigated inducing shortcuts to replace the sequence of actions re...
Robert Bridle, Eric McCreath
ML
2006
ACM
122views Machine Learning» more  ML 2006»
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Type-safe modular hash-consing
Hash-consing is a technique to share values that are structurally equal. Beyond the obvious advantage of saving memory blocks, hash-consing may also be used to speed up fundamenta...
Jean-Christophe Filliâtre, Sylvain Conchon
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
134views Education» more  SIGCSE 2006»
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jFAST: a java finite automata simulator
Visualization and interactivity are valuable active learning techniques that can improve mastery of difficult concepts. In this paper we describe jFAST, an easy-to-use graphical s...
Timothy M. White, Thomas P. Way
SIGCSE
2006
ACM
172views Education» more  SIGCSE 2006»
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Computing in context: integrating an embedded computing project into a course on ethical and societal issues
A hands-on embedded computing project is introduced into an undergraduate social sciences course. In the pilot module, nine student teams created working prototypes, using the tec...
Fred G. Martin, Sarah Kuhn