1. beliefs about student learning that shape her decisions related to teaching CS1… Laurie’s

2. 5. Students’ come to CS1 with many negative preconceptions about computer science and programming computer scientists are geeks programming is hard (and boring) I won’t like this relevance of CS programming is fun and creative Impacts – syllabus, first day, class sessions, assignments, …

3. 4. Students’ beliefs about their own abilities can be huge obstacles to their success and can also impact the success of their peers Impacts my attempts to foster a hospitable classroom environment, teaching methods, … Constantly fighting a culture of innate ability.

4. 3. Students learn best by doing group work Impacts methods and assignments: introduction/examples (lecture) group exercises (usually on paper) process walk-through (hands-on during class) pair exercises (hands-on during class) lab assignments (usually individual) opportunities to learn on their own reflection/questions

5. 2. Writing interesting or “cool” programs motivates students Assignments fun GUI stuff funda-mentals

6. 1. I’m not always an accurate judge of what and how well students are learning Impacts number and type of assignments I give, amount of grading/feedback, assess, assess, assess … CATs How could they not know this?