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Transformative Learning in Mastery-Oriented CS0 Course

Lakshminarayanan, S and Rao, NJ and Meghana, GK (2021) Transformative Learning in Mastery-Oriented CS0 Course. In: Higher Education for the Future, 8 (2). pp. 162-179.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/23476311211007255

Abstract

The introductory programming course, commonly known as CS1 and offered as a core course in the first year in all engineering programs in India, is unique because it can address higher cognitive levels, metacognition and some aspects of the affective domain. It can provide much needed transformative experiences to students coming from a system of school education that is dominantly performance-driven. Unfortunately, the CS1 course, as practiced in almost all engineering programs, is also performance-driven because of a variety of compulsions. This paper suggests that the inclusion of a course CS0 can bring about transformative learning that can potentially make a significant difference in the quality of learning in all subsequent engineering courses. The suggested instruction design of this course takes the advantage of the unique features of a course in programming. The proposed CS0 course uses �extreme apprenticeship� and �guided discovery� methods of instruction. The effectiveness of these instruction methods was established through the use of the thematic analysis, a well-known qualitative research method, and the associated coding of transformative learning experiences and instruction components. © 2021 The Kerala State Higher Education Council.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Higher Education for the Future
Publisher: Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Additional Information: The copyright for this article belongs to Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Department/Centre: Division of Electrical Sciences > Computer Science & Automation
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2021 09:05
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2021 09:05
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/68887

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