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Session Description

This session will focus on papers related to teaching students how to program computers in the realm of CS1 and other first programming courses.

Moderated by

1. Prof. Susan L. Miertschin

Papers Presented

1. An Analysis of Common Errors Leading to Excessive Student Struggle on Homework Problems in an Introductory Programming Course [view paper]
   Nabeel Alzahrani (University of California, Riverside), Prof. Frank Vahid (University of California, Riverside), Dr. Alex Daniel Edgcomb (zyBooks), Prof. Roman Lysecky (University of Arizona), and Dr. Susan Lysecky (zyBooks)
2. Coding the Coders: A Qualitative Investigation of Students’ Commenting Patterns [view paper]
   Dr. Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh (Mississippi State University), Ms. Phyllis J. Beck (Mississippi State University), Ms. Amy K. Barton (Mississippi State University), Dr. Donna Reese (Mississippi State University), Dr. Bryan A. Jones (Mississippi State University), and Ms. Monika Jankun-Kelly (Mississippi State University)
3. Data-driven Curricular Decisions in Introductory Computing Classes [view paper]
   Prof. Petra Bonfert-Taylor (Dartmouth College), Mr. Alisan Oeztuerk (German Army), and Mr. Ben Servoz (Dartmouth College)
4. Literate Programming for Authorship of Interactive Textbooks for Programming-centric Courses [view paper]
   Dr. Bryan A. Jones (Mississippi State University) and Ms. Jane N. Moorhead (Mississippi State University)