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Teodosiev, Teodosi; Nachev, Anatoli – Informatics in Education, 2012
This paper discusses some difficulties in teaching introductory courses to programming, paying particular attention to their mathematical nature. We consider some aspects, which have not been commented in detail in textbooks and often neglected by course outlines and schedules. Some of these are constructing complex conditions, exceeding array…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Programming, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
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Wood, Terry; Sellers, Patricia – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1996
Six classes received problem-centered mathematics instruction for two years in second and third grade. Results indicate that students in these classes scored significantly higher than students in traditional classes on standardized measures of computational proficiency and conceptual understanding. (TO)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Students