COMPSCI 61A Study Guide - Object-Oriented Programming
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COMPSCI 61A Full Course Notes
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With focus on scaling the course and reducing attrition. Students struggle and fail to understand the material early on. Since new material builds on old, the student"s problem cascades and eventually the student either drops the course or performs poorly, with all the consequences that brings (gpa drop, lower confidence, bad taste for the course, etc. ) Now with 1100+ students enrolled for fall 2013, this problem will only be magnified. Students fall behind because of the pace of the course. The student load is not balanced--on the books, every ta has ~60 students. In theory, if everyone went to their own sections, things would be okay. In practice, more students attend office hours the day the homework is due. Students sometimes feel lost and don"t know where to turn. Load balance so that we"re using our limited resources effectively. Extra discussion sections geared toward the students who are falling behind. Copy pasted at the bottom for convenience.
