Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses

Today, computing graduates see a bright outlook thanks to the high demand for skills driven by the increasing importance of technology as the main driving force behind business transformation. As technology continues to grow exponentially over recent years, computing graduates have some of the highe...

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Main Authors: SHIM, Kyong Jin, GOTTIPATI Swapna, SHANKARARAMAN, Venky
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7093
https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766798
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-80962022-08-01T04:33:12Z Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses SHIM, Kyong Jin GOTTIPATI Swapna, SHANKARARAMAN, Venky, Today, computing graduates see a bright outlook thanks to the high demand for skills driven by the increasing importance of technology as the main driving force behind business transformation. As technology continues to grow exponentially over recent years, computing graduates have some of the highest starting salaries in the market. Even though universities have increased production of computing degree graduates in recent years, it is insufficient to fill the jobs available in the market. Therefore, going forward, the demand is likely to further increase. The continued demand for computing programs in universities has led to an increased intake size, thus straining faculty workloads. Universities must consider funneling more resources into computing programs to address faculty’s increasing workload. Past studies have shown that peer learning environments enable increased productivity for faculty and enhanced educational quality for students. In this article, we describe a peer assisted learning model for an introductory programming course — Coders Assembly — designed and driven by undergraduate students in a computing program. Our model centers on four key areas – process, people, content, and technology. We reflect on our experience of implementing this peer assisted learning model and the result of a student survey. 2022-03-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7093 info:doi/10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766798 https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766798 Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Programming courses student learning peer learning higher education Databases and Information Systems Software Engineering
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Singapore
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topic Programming courses
student learning
peer learning
higher education
Databases and Information Systems
Software Engineering
spellingShingle Programming courses
student learning
peer learning
higher education
Databases and Information Systems
Software Engineering
SHIM, Kyong Jin
GOTTIPATI Swapna,
SHANKARARAMAN, Venky,
Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
description Today, computing graduates see a bright outlook thanks to the high demand for skills driven by the increasing importance of technology as the main driving force behind business transformation. As technology continues to grow exponentially over recent years, computing graduates have some of the highest starting salaries in the market. Even though universities have increased production of computing degree graduates in recent years, it is insufficient to fill the jobs available in the market. Therefore, going forward, the demand is likely to further increase. The continued demand for computing programs in universities has led to an increased intake size, thus straining faculty workloads. Universities must consider funneling more resources into computing programs to address faculty’s increasing workload. Past studies have shown that peer learning environments enable increased productivity for faculty and enhanced educational quality for students. In this article, we describe a peer assisted learning model for an introductory programming course — Coders Assembly — designed and driven by undergraduate students in a computing program. Our model centers on four key areas – process, people, content, and technology. We reflect on our experience of implementing this peer assisted learning model and the result of a student survey.
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author SHIM, Kyong Jin
GOTTIPATI Swapna,
SHANKARARAMAN, Venky,
author_facet SHIM, Kyong Jin
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author_sort SHIM, Kyong Jin
title Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
title_short Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
title_full Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
title_fullStr Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
title_full_unstemmed Coders Assembly: Peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
title_sort coders assembly: peer assisted learning model for freshman programming courses
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2022
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7093
https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON52537.2022.9766798
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