An Active-Learning Curriculum for Computer Science

计算机科学的主动学习课程这个项目正在制作一系列学习模块，旨在帮助学生发展从事计算机科学的核心问题解决技能。每个模块都是围绕计算机科学中的一个基本概念的交互式可视化和相关材料的集合。典型的材料包括学生指南和教师指南，可视化程序的代码，游戏或谜题等操作材料，练习的集合，建议的封闭式实验室和编程项目，以及包含模块中心主题解释和带注释的参考书目的HyperCard堆栈。这些模块的代码部分经过精心设计，直接和举例讲授基本的软件工程原理。操作材料让学生对要解决的问题有了直观的感觉。可视化说明了中心主题、编程构造、数据结构或算法。每个程序都是单独设计的，因此图形动画最好地代表了所需的概念，并且用户界面允许交互式用户实验。可视化也可以用来在课堂上演示概念。HyperCard堆栈提供了背景信息和深入的解释，学生可以根据自己的进度进行探索。所有软件都是在Think Pascal的Macintosh电脑上使用QuickDraw开发的。学生可以访问源代码，以供阅读和在他们自己的项目中重复使用。

An Active-Learning Curriculum for Computer Science This project is producing a series of learning modules designed to help students to develop the problem solving skills central to doing computer science. Each module is a collection of interactive visualizations and related materials centered around a fundamental concept in computer science. Typical materials include a student guide and a teacher's guide, the code for the visualization programs, manipulative materials such as games or puzzles, a collection of exercises, suggested closed labs and programming projects, and a Hypercard stack containing an explanation of the module's central topic and an annotated bibliography. The code portion of the modules is carefully designed to teach basic software engineering principles, both directly and by example. Manipulative materials allow the students to gain an intuitive feeling for the problem to be solved. Visualizations illustrate the central topic, a programming construct, a data structure, or an algorithm. Each program is designed individually, so that the graphic animation best represents the desired concept, and the user interface allows for interactive user experimentation. The visualizations can also be used to demonstrate concepts in lectures. The Hypercard stacks give background information and in-depth explanations that students can explore at their own pace. All software is being developed on Macintosh computers in THINK Pascal using QuickDraw. Students have access to the source code, for reading and for reuse in their own projects.