The Godparent Plan: A Pedagogical Strategy for CS1 Accompaniment and CS2 Pedagogical Enhancement

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https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v8i1.7596

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active learning, validated learning, pedagogical innovation, computer science education, CS1 didactics, CS2 didactics

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Courses such as CS1 and CS2 can present an interesting pedagogical challenge when it comes to the theory-practice relationship, along with aspects that involve the course's logistics, the programming language used, and the characteristics of the students involved in the process. This study presents an innovative didactic approach, oriented towards the accompaniment of CS1 students by CS2 students at Universidad El Bosque, Colombia, seeking with this Godparent Plan, to provide a personalized accompaniment to first semester students, whereby CS2 students enhance their domain over concepts and skills while accompanying, explaining and teaching younger peers. The results of this study are favorable, outlining a didactic scheme that can be adapted and replicated in other curricular scenarios.

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Pedro Guillermo Feijóo-García, Universidad El Bosque

Core Faculty - Assistant Professor Systems Engineering Program Faculty of Engineering Universidad El Bosque Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Carlos Hernán Ortíz-Buitrago, Universidad El Bosque

Core Faculty - Assistant Professor Coordinator of Academic Affairs Systems Engineering Program Faculty of Engineering Universidad El Bosque Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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2018-02-28

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Feijóo-García, P. G., & Ortíz-Buitrago, C. H. (2018). The Godparent Plan: A Pedagogical Strategy for CS1 Accompaniment and CS2 Pedagogical Enhancement. International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 8(1), pp. 43–55. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v8i1.7596

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