Textbooks: under inspection
Technical report
| Title | Textbooks: under inspection |
|---|---|
| Report Type | Technical report |
| Authors | de Raadt, Michael (Author), Watson, Richard (Author) and Toleman, Mark (Author) |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Publisher | University of Southern Queensland |
| Place of Publication | Toowoomba, Australia |
| Abstract | Textbooks are an important resource in tertiary education, particularly in Introductory Programming. In many university courses they form the basis of curriculum. But how good are the texts being used? Can they be relied on for skills required for students' later study and employment? Do they earn the high price tag publishers place on them? The 2003 Introductory Programming Census of Australian and New Zealand universities' courses |
| Keywords | introductory programming, textbooks |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
| Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
| Byline Affiliations | Department of Mathematics and Computing |
| Department of Information Systems |
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