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This chapter presents the motivation for writing this guide, the Methods of Teaching Computer Science (MTCS) course, for which the guide can serve as a textbook, the structure of the guide, and how it can be used in different frameworks of computer science education.
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Hazzan, O., Lapidot, T., Ragonis, N. (2014). Introduction—What Is this Guide About?. In: Guide to Teaching Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6630-6_1
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