Collaborative Research: Teaching Data Structures to the Millennial Generation

合作研究：向千禧一代教授数据结构

• 批准号: 0231202
• 负责人: Roberto Tamassia
• 金额: $ 12.5万
• 依托单位: Brown University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0231202&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Teaching; Data; Structures

This proposal focuses on novel approaches to teaching data structures to the Millennial Generation and on the development of tools to support them. The project addresses the communication of key concepts in the design and analysis of data structures, which are typically taught in a course known by the acronym CS2, as it is often the second course that a computer science student will take in their major. This course is full of powerful ideas that have many applications, yet key concepts are not properly appreciated by many students. This lack of enthusiasm is likely due to the fact that these concepts are often presented and justified in ways that do not resonate with the student's prior experiences and expectations. This project will take this historical approach and replace it with a more vibrant and visual approach that is just as rigorous and content led as the previous text-based approach, but is a better match to the way modern students learn.The components of the project are particularly focused on studying the use of multimedia, visual teaching styles, and motivating applications from society and the Internet. A fundamental goal is to teach computer science students of the Millennial Generation how to design and utilize data structures in a way that incorporates new technologies and shows the connection between topics being taught and their potential applications.

该建议重点是为千禧一代教授数据结构的新方法，以及支持它们的工具的开发。该项目解决了数据结构的设计和分析中关键概念的交流，这些概念通常在首字母缩写CS2所知的课程中教授，因为这通常是计算机科学专业的学生参加专业的第二课程。本课程充满了有很多应用的强大想法，但是许多学生没有正确地理解关键概念。这种缺乏热情可能是由于以下事实：这些概念通常以与学生的先前经历和期望产生共鸣的方式提出和合理。该项目将采用这种历史方法，并用更加充满活力和视觉的方法代替它，该方法与以前的基于文本的方法一样严格和内容，但与现代学生学习的方式更好。特别专注于研究多媒体，视觉教学风格以及社会和互联网的激励应用的使用。一个基本的目标是教授千禧一代的计算机科学专业学生如何以结合新技术的方式设计和利用数据结构，并显示所教导的主题与其潜在应用之间的联系。