{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4200005184","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/fie49875.2021.9637278","title":"Improving the Success of Non-Traditional Students in an Introductory Computing Course","display_name":"Improving the Success of Non-Traditional Students in an Introductory Computing Course","publication_year":2021,"publication_date":"2021-10-13","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4200005184","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/fie49875.2021.9637278"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/fie49875.2021.9637278","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/fie49875.2021.9637278","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4363607796","display_name":"2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"conference"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5060318502","display_name":"Christine F. Reilly","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I21104390","display_name":"Skidmore College","ror":"https://ror.org/04nzrzs08","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I21104390"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Christine F. Reilly","raw_affiliation_strings":["Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I21104390"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5105693119","display_name":"Laura M. Grabowski","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I83328411","display_name":"State University of New York at Potsdam","ror":"https://ror.org/032qgrc76","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I83328411"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Laura M. Grabowski","raw_affiliation_strings":["SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, New York, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"SUNY Potsdam, Potsdam, New York, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I83328411"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5078801459","display_name":"Gustavo Dietrich","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2802326326","display_name":"The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley","ror":"https://ror.org/02p5xjf12","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2802326326"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Gustavo Dietrich","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2802326326"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":3,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5060318502"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I21104390"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.7615,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":3,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.67056075,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":95},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"5"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11283","display_name":"Experimental Learning in Engineering","score":0.9954000115394592,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11283","display_name":"Experimental Learning in Engineering","score":0.9954000115394592,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2214","display_name":"Media Technology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10533","display_name":"Teaching and Learning Programming","score":0.9943000078201294,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11122","display_name":"Online Learning and Analytics","score":0.9891999959945679,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1706","display_name":"Computer Science Applications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/course","display_name":"Course (navigation)","score":0.7925609350204468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/attendance","display_name":"Attendance","score":0.7167953252792358},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/flexibility","display_name":"Flexibility (engineering)","score":0.7146965265274048},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/class","display_name":"Class (philosophy)","score":0.698455810546875},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics-education","display_name":"Mathematics education","score":0.5777534246444702},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5371343493461609},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/institution","display_name":"Institution","score":0.4824017286300659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work","display_name":"Work (physics)","score":0.46088480949401855},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/control","display_name":"Control (management)","score":0.4260368347167969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering-management","display_name":"Engineering management","score":0.41129326820373535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/medical-education","display_name":"Medical education","score":0.34045565128326416},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.2677040696144104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.21160799264907837},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/management","display_name":"Management","score":0.17149272561073303},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/political-science","display_name":"Political science","score":0.13357415795326233},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.12035247683525085}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777552389","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1962728","display_name":"Course (navigation)","level":2,"score":0.7925609350204468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778173179","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25339289","display_name":"Attendance","level":2,"score":0.7167953252792358},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780598303","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65921492","display_name":"Flexibility (engineering)","level":2,"score":0.7146965265274048},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777212361","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5127848","display_name":"Class (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.698455810546875},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145420912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q853077","display_name":"Mathematics education","level":1,"score":0.5777534246444702},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5371343493461609},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780510313","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178706","display_name":"Institution","level":2,"score":0.4824017286300659},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.46088480949401855},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2775924081","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55608371","display_name":"Control (management)","level":2,"score":0.4260368347167969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110354214","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6314146","display_name":"Engineering management","level":1,"score":0.41129326820373535},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.34045565128326416},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.2677040696144104},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.21160799264907837},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187736073","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2920921","display_name":"Management","level":1,"score":0.17149272561073303},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.13357415795326233},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.12035247683525085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146978453","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3798668","display_name":"Aerospace engineering","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/fie49875.2021.9637278","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/fie49875.2021.9637278","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4363607796","display_name":"2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"conference"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2021 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:scholarworks.utrgv.edu:cs_fac-1076","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/cs_fac/77","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306402611","display_name":"ScholarWorks @ UTRGV (The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I2802326326","host_organization_name":"The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2802326326"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations","raw_type":"text"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/4","display_name":"Quality Education","score":0.7099999785423279}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":18,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1675760388","https://openalex.org/W1929075730","https://openalex.org/W1969704197","https://openalex.org/W1993076994","https://openalex.org/W2010593734","https://openalex.org/W2031625433","https://openalex.org/W2037014183","https://openalex.org/W2082372285","https://openalex.org/W2145460995","https://openalex.org/W2183329339","https://openalex.org/W2275887107","https://openalex.org/W2746410791","https://openalex.org/W2940692950","https://openalex.org/W2962954959","https://openalex.org/W3011778848","https://openalex.org/W3012477639","https://openalex.org/W4238051748","https://openalex.org/W6640306368"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2748952813","https://openalex.org/W4318717247","https://openalex.org/W2267656092","https://openalex.org/W2317874921","https://openalex.org/W2736755255","https://openalex.org/W4362648715","https://openalex.org/W2009385780","https://openalex.org/W3082623308","https://openalex.org/W3120503679","https://openalex.org/W1965767795"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"Work":[1],"in":[2,23,48,52,90,111],"Progress":[3],"Research":[4],"to":[5,14,41,108],"Practice":[6],"paper":[7],"presents":[8],"a":[9,18,28],"redesign":[10,35],"of":[11,30,45,66,87,100],"an":[12],"introduction":[13],"computing":[15],"course":[16,34,50,68,71],"at":[17],"public,":[19],"minority":[20],"serving":[21],"institution":[22],"the":[24,39,43,46,53,63,67,76,91,98,112],"United":[25],"States":[26],"with":[27,82],"majority":[29],"non-traditional":[31,83],"students.":[32,84],"The":[33,70],"was":[36],"motivated":[37],"by":[38],"desire":[40],"improve":[42],"success":[44],"students":[47],"this":[49],"and":[51,59,93],"major.":[54],"Active":[55],"learning":[56],"during":[57,103],"class":[58,104],"required":[60],"attendance":[61],"were":[62],"major":[64],"components":[65],"redesign.":[69],"policies":[72],"included":[73],"flexibility":[74],"for":[75],"occasional":[77],"absences":[78],"that":[79,97],"are":[80],"expected":[81],"A":[85],"comparison":[86],"student":[88],"performance":[89,110],"experimental":[92],"control":[94],"sections":[95],"indicated":[96],"requirement":[99],"active":[101],"participation":[102],"is":[105],"not":[106],"detrimental":[107],"students'":[109],"course.":[113]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-04T16:13:02.066488","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}