Putting Threshold Concepts into Context in Computer Science Education

Anna Eckerdal; Mark	Bartley Ratcliffe; Kate Sanders; Jan Erik Moström; Carol Zander; Robert McCartney

doi:10.1145/1140124.1140154

Putting Threshold Concepts into Context in Computer Science Education

Anna Eckerdal, Mark Bartley Ratcliffe, Kate Sanders, Jan Erik Moström, Carol Zander, Robert McCartney

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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 this theory in computer science, we consider this notion in the context of related topics in computer science education.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Subtitle of host publication	ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
Pages	103-107
Volume	38(3)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1140124.1140154
Publication status	Published - Sept 2006
Event	ITiCSE '06 11th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - Bologna, Italy Duration: 26 Jun 2006 → 28 Jun 2006

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Conference	ITiCSE '06 11th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Bologna
Period	26 Jun 2006 → 28 Jun 2006

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Eckerdal, A, Ratcliffe, M, Sanders, K, Moström, JE, Zander, C & McCartney, R 2006, Putting Threshold Concepts into Context in Computer Science Education. in Proceedings of the 11th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. vol. 38(3), pp. 103-107, ITiCSE '06 11th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Bologna, Italy, 26 Jun 2006. https://doi.org/10.1145/1140124.1140154

Putting Threshold Concepts into Context in Computer Science Education. / Eckerdal, Anna; Ratcliffe, Mark Bartley; Sanders, Kate et al.
Proceedings of the 11th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education: ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. Vol. 38(3) 2006. p. 103-107.

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