Improving the Success of Non-Traditional Students in an Introductory Computing Course

Authors

Christine F. Reilly
Laura M. Grabowski
Gustavo Dietrich, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

12-2021

Abstract

This Work in Progress Research to Practice paper presents a redesign of an introduction to computing course at a public, minority serving institution in the United States with a majority of non-traditional students. The course redesign was motivated by the desire to improve the success of the students in this course and in the major. Active learning during class and required attendance were the major components of the course redesign. The course policies included flexibility for the occasional absences that are expected with non-traditional students. A comparison of student performance in the experimental and control sections indicated that the requirement of active participation during class is not detrimental to students’ performance in the course.

Comments

Copyright IEEE. Original published version available at doi.org/10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637278

Recommended Citation

C. F. Reilly, L. M. Grabowski and G. Dietrich, "Improving the Success of Non-Traditional Students in an Introductory Computing Course," 2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2021, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637278.

Publication Title

2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)

DOI

10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637278