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Cs1: How Will They Do? How Can We Help? A Decade Of Research And Practice, Keith Quille, Susan Bergin
Cs1: How Will They Do? How Can We Help? A Decade Of Research And Practice, Keith Quille, Susan Bergin
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Background and Context: Computer Science attrition rates (in the western world) are very concerning, with a large number of students failing to progress each year. It is well acknowledged that a significant factor of this attrition, is the students’ difficulty to master the introductory programming module, often referred to as CS1.
Objective: The objective of this article is to describe the evolution of a prediction model named PreSS (Predict Student Success) over a 13-year period (2005–2018).
Method: This article ties together, the PreSS prediction model; pilot studies; a longitudinal, multi-institutional re-validation and replication …