Philip Smith
CS Education Pedagogy Audio Java

Engaging CS1 Students with Audio-Themed Assignments

Matthew McQuaigue, Mack Larson, Philip Smith, Sydney Melech, Kalpathi Subramanian, Erik Saule

Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Volume 39, Issue 8

Audio-themed programming assignments were developed and deployed in introductory CS courses to increase engagement. The paper analyzes student performance metrics to evaluate the impact of audio-driven lessons on learning outcomes.

Contribution

As third author, I developed and implemented the audio-based programming assignments and analyzed student performance data to assess the effectiveness of the approach.