REX THOMAS
(thomas@cs.iastate.edu)
Adjunct Professor, Computer Science, Assistant Director, Computation
Center, and Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Current Research: Research is currently being conducted on the learning of programming by neophytes and the use of simulation in instruction.
Representative Publications:
"Give Programming a Chance" (with S. Upah), submitted to Journal of Educational Computer Research, 1994.
"An Investigation of Manipulative Models on the Learning of Programming Loops" (with S. Upah), Journal of Educational Computing Research, Vol. 9, No. 3, Spring 1993, pp. 397-412.
"Simulations: An Opportunity We Are Missing" (with E. Hooper), Journal of Research on Computing in Education, Vol. 23, No. 4, Summer 1991, pp. 497-513.
"What Can Simulation Add to Conventional Instruction?" (with D.O. Lewis), Proceedings of International Conference on Computer Aided Training in Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain, July 1990, pp. 176-182.
"Investigating the Effects of a Manipulative Model of Computer Memory Operations on the Learning of Programming" (with E. Hooper), Journal of Research on Computing in Education, Vol. 22, No. 4, Summer 1990, pp. 442-456.
"Computer-Based Education - A University Case Study," Proceedings of 1985 CALITE Conference, Melbourne, Australia, November 1985.
"A Taxonomy for the Instructional Use of Computers" (with P. Boysen), AEDS Monitor, Vol. 22, No. 11 and 12, May/June 1984, pp. 15-17.
"The Design and Development of a Low-Cost Computer Managed Spelling System" (with B. Gustafson) AEDS Journal, Vol. 16, No. 3, Spring 1983, pp. 168-176.
"The Effects of Model Fidelity and Competition in an Animal Selection Simulation on Professional Breeder's Attitude Toward the Simulation" (with R. Wilham), Iowa State Journal of Research, Vol. 50, May 1976, pp. 363-370.