Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course

[EN] Mastering abstraction skills is a crucial learning outcome for computer science students. However, students often struggle with these skills and can quickly feel overwhelmed when required to apply them. In our Introduction to Programming (CS1) course, we explicitly teach abstraction by providin...

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Authors: Brieven, Géraldine, Donnet, Benoit
Format: book part
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
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Keyword:Abstraction
Team-based learning
CDB
CS1
Problem Solving
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spelling Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 CourseBrieven, GéraldineDonnet, BenoitAbstractionTeam-based learningCDBCS1Problem Solving[EN] Mastering abstraction skills is a crucial learning outcome for computer science students. However, students often struggle with these skills and can quickly feel overwhelmed when required to apply them. In our Introduction to Programming (CS1) course, we explicitly teach abstraction by providing a framework where students must solve problems from higher to lower levels of abstraction. This paper presents this framework and demonstrates its application through a collaborative activity that simulates large-scale development projects. This paper also examines students’ perception and performance at each level of abstraction over three sessions of the activity. The findings highlight the concepts that should be prioritized to better prepare students for each session. They also emphasize the importance of illustrating to students the function of abstraction in problem-solving and its relevance to their future work life, as a complement to traditional academic activities.Editorial Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20242024-06-20book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/206936reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Compartir igual (by-nc-sa) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/2069362026-06-13T07:49:27Z
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title Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
spellingShingle Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
Brieven, Géraldine
Abstraction
Team-based learning
CDB
CS1
Problem Solving
title_short Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
title_full Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
title_fullStr Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
title_full_unstemmed Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
title_sort Practicing Abstraction through a Top-Down Problem-Solving Framework in a CS1 Course
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Donnet, Benoit
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Donnet, Benoit
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Team-based learning
CDB
CS1
Problem Solving
topic Abstraction
Team-based learning
CDB
CS1
Problem Solving
description [EN] Mastering abstraction skills is a crucial learning outcome for computer science students. However, students often struggle with these skills and can quickly feel overwhelmed when required to apply them. In our Introduction to Programming (CS1) course, we explicitly teach abstraction by providing a framework where students must solve problems from higher to lower levels of abstraction. This paper presents this framework and demonstrates its application through a collaborative activity that simulates large-scale development projects. This paper also examines students’ perception and performance at each level of abstraction over three sessions of the activity. The findings highlight the concepts that should be prioritized to better prepare students for each session. They also emphasize the importance of illustrating to students the function of abstraction in problem-solving and its relevance to their future work life, as a complement to traditional academic activities.
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