Using Peer Tutoring to Bolster Retention Rates and Student Performance in CS1 Courses
Sharanya Jayaraman, Ameya Kolarkar · 2025
Active Learning approaches have found success in CS1 and CS2 courses, consolidating instructional time on the practical, problem-solving aspects of programming. With the increasing availability of generative Artificial Intelligence Assistants, there is a renewed push to focus on higher-order skills beyond syntax and solving programming problems by matching sample outputs.