Papers

Peer-reviewed: Most papers can be found at the ACM digital library and the ASEE Conference Proceedings.

  1. Tammy VanDeGrift and Richard Anderson. Learning to Support the Instructor: Classroom Assessment Tools as Discussion Frameworks in CS 1. In Proceedings of the 7th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2002.  https://doi.org/10.1145/544414.544422 [acceptance rate = 42%]
  2. Sarah Schwarm and Tammy VanDeGrift. Using Classroom Assessment to Detect Students’ Misunderstanding and Promote Metacognitive Thinking. In Proceedings of the International Conference of the Learning Sciences, 2002.
  3. Laurie Murphy, Kenneth Blaha, Tammy VanDeGrift, Steven Wolfman, and Carol Zander. Active and Cooperative Learning Techniques for the Computer Science Classroom. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol. 18, no. 2, December 2002. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/771322.771337
  4. Richard J. Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Tammy VanDeGrift, Steven Wolfman, and Ken Yasuhara. Interaction Patterns with a Classroom Feedback System: Making Time for Feedback. In Proceedings of Computer Human Interaction (CHI), 2003. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/765891.766047 [acceptance rate interactive poster = 38%]
  5. Richard J. Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Tammy VanDeGrift, Steven Wolfman, and Ken Yasuhara. Promoting Interaction in Large Classes with Computer-Mediated Feedback. In Proceedings of Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL), 2003. [acceptance rate = 30%]
  6. Richard J. Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Tammy VanDeGrift, Steven A.Wolfman, and Ken Yasuhara. Classroom Presentation from the Tablet PC. In Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2003. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/961511.961596
  7. Sarah Schwarm and Tammy VanDeGrift. Making Connections: Using Classroom Assessment to Elicit Students’ Prior Knowledge and Construction of Concepts. In Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2003. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/961511.961532 [acceptance rate = 34.1%]
  8. Richard Anderson, Jay Beavers, Tammy VanDeGrift, and Fred Videon. Videoconferencing and Presentation Support for Synchronous Distance Learning, In Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, 2003.
  9. Tammy VanDeGrift. Coupling Pair Programming and Writing: Learning About Students’ Perceptions and Processes, In Proceedings of the 35th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2004, https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/971300.971306 [acceptance rate = 28%]
  10. Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Beth Simon, Steven A. Wolfman, Tammy VanDeGrift, and Ken Yasuhara. Experiences with a tablet PC based lecture presentation system in computer science courses, In Proceedings of the 35th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2004. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/971300.971323 [acceptance rate = 28%]
  11. Angela Linse, Jennifer Turns, Jessica M. Yellin, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Preparing Future Engineering Faculty: Initial Outcomes of an Innovative Teaching Portfolio Program. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004.
  12. Sally Fincher, Marian Petre, Josh Tenenberg et al. A multi-national, multi-institutional study of student-generated software designs. In Proceedings of the 4th Annual Finnish / Baltic Sea Conference on Computer Science Education, 2004. 
  13. Ken Blaha, Alvaro Monge, Dean Sanders, Beth Simon, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Do Students Recognize Ambiguity in Software Design? A Multi-national, Multi-institutional Report. In Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 2005. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1062455.1062567
  14. Josh Tenenberg, Sally Fincher, Ken Blaha, Dennis Bouvier, Tzu-Yi Chen, Donald Chinn, Stephen Cooper, Anna Eckerdal, Hubert Johnson, Robert McCartney, Alvaro Monge, Jan Erik Mostrom, Marian Petre, Kris Powers, Mark Ratcliffe, Anthony Robins, Dean Sanders, Leslie Schwartzman, Beth Simon, Carol Stoker, Allison Elliot Tew, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Students Designing Software: A Multi-National, Multi-Institutional Study. Informatics in Education, 4(1), 2005, pp. 143 – 162.
  15. Amotz Bar-Noy, Richard E. Ladner, Tami Tamir, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Windows scheduling of arbitrary lengths on parallel machines. In Proceedings of the 17th Annual ACM Symposium on Parallelism in Algorithms and Architectures (SPAA), 2005, pp. 56 – 65. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1073970.1073980
  16. Laurie Murphy, Brad Richards, Tammy VanDeGrift, and Brent Wilson. Models for Computer Science K-12 Outreach Activities. The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 21(1), 2005, pp. 274 – 276. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1088791.1088838
  17. Amotz Bar-Noy, Justin Goshi, Richard E. Ladner, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Stream Merging for Live Continuous Broadcast with Time-Shifting. In Proceedings of the Second (IEEE) International Conference on Broadband Networks (BROADNETS), 2005, pp. 953 – 962. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1589699
  18. Jennifer Turns, Angela Linse, Tammy VanDeGrift, Matt Eliot, Jana Jones, Steve Lappenbusch. Using Diversity Statements to Promote Engagement with Diversity and Teaching. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2006.
  19. Tammy VanDeGrift and Janet Davis. The Journey to a Teaching-Oriented Faculty Position: A Handbook of Advice for Graduate Students. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2006.
  20. Tammy VanDeGrift, Sheryl Burgstahler, Richard Ladner, and Annemarie Poginy#. The Game of Life Workshop – Reaching Out to High School Students with Disabilities. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2006 [Won Best Paper Award (PIC IV)]
  21. Tammy VanDeGrift, Beth Simon, Dean Sanders, and Ken Blaha. Do Students Recognize Ambiguity in Software Specifications? A Multi-national, Multi-institutional Report. Software Engineering Education in the Modern Age, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 4309, Paola Inverardi and Mehdi Jazayeri (editors), Springer, 2006.
  22. Tammy VanDeGrift. Encouraging Creativity in Introductory Computer Science Programming Assignments. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2007.
  23. Donald Chinn and Tammy VanDeGrift. Uncovering Student Values for Hiring in the Software Industry. In Proceedings of the International Computing Education Research (ICER) Workshop, 2007, https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1288580.1288600 [acceptance rate = 58%]
  24. Donald Chinn and Tammy VanDeGrift. Uncovering Student Values for Hiring in the Software Industry. Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 7(4), January, 2008.
  25. Richard E. Ladner and Tammy VanDeGrift. The Game of Life – An Outreach Model for High School Students with Disabilities (Special Session). In Proceedings of the 39th Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2008. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1316450.1316454 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1352135.1352237 [acceptance rate = 30.1%]
  26. Donald Chinn and Tammy VanDeGrift. Gender and Diversity in Hiring Software Professionals: What Do Students Say?. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Computing Education Research (ICER) Workshop, 2008. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1404520.1404525 [acceptance rate = 35%]
  27. Donald Chinn and Tammy VanDeGrift. What Students Say about Gender in Hiring Software Professionals. In Proceedings of the ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference, 2008. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1384271.1384386 [acceptance rate = 40%]
  28. Tammy VanDeGrift and Donald Chinn. An Exercise to Engage Computing Students in Discussions of Professional Issues, In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2009.
  29. Robert McCartney, Dennis Bouvier, Tzu-Yi Chen, Gary Lewandowski, Kate Sanders, Beth Simon and Tammy VanDeGrift. Commonsense Computing (episode 5): Algorithm Efficiency and Balloon Testing. In Proceedings of the Fifth International Computing Education Research Workshop, 2009. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1584322.1584330 [acceptance rate = 54%]
  30. Robert McCartney, Dennis Bouvier, Tzu-Yi Chen, Gary Lewandowski, Kate Sanders, Beth Simon, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Work in progress – commonsense probability: Preconceptions of entering engineering students. In Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5350859
  31. Dennis Bouvier, Tzu-Yi Chen, Gary Lewandowski, Robert McCartney, Kate Sanders, Beth Simon and Tammy VanDeGrift. Commonsense Understanding of Concurrency: Computing Students and Concert Tickets. Communications of the ACM, July, 2010. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1785414.1785438
  32. Tammy VanDeGrift, Dennis Bouvier, Tzu-Yi Chen, Gary Lewandowski, Robert McCartney, Beth Simon. Commonsense Computing (episode 6): Logic is Harder than Pie. In Proceedings of Koli Calling, 2010. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1930464.1930479
  33. Tamara Caruso#, Natalie Hill#, Tammy VanDeGrift, and Beth Simon. Experience report: Getting novice programmers to THINK about improving their software development process. In Proceedings of the 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, 2011. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1953163.1953307 [acceptance rate = 34%]
  34. Richard Ladner and Tammy VanDeGrift. Introduction to Special Issue (Part 1): Broadening Participation in Computing Education. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 11:2, July 2011. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1993069.1993070
  35. Richard Ladner and Tammy VanDeGrift. Introduction to Special Issue (Part 2): Broadening Participation in Computing Education. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 11:3, October 2011. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2037276.2037277
  36. Amotz Bar-Noy, Richard E. Ladner, Tami Tamir, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Windows scheduling of arbitrary-length jobs on multiple machines. Journal of Scheduling, 15, January, 2012, pp. 141 – 155. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/s10951-011-0263-8
  37. Dennis Bouvier, Tzu-Yi Chen, Gary Lewandowski, Robert McCartney, Kate Sanders, and Tammy VanDeGrift. User Interface Evaluation by Novices. In the Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 2012. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2325296.2325372 [acceptance rate = 45%]
  38. Tammy VanDeGrift and Jon Down. Leveraging University Entrepreneurship Center Programs as a Means to Enrich Engineering Education. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2014.
  39. Sharon A. Jones, Zulema Naegele, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Increasing Retention in Engineering and Computer Science with a Focus on Academically At-Risk First Year and Sophomore Students. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2014.
  40. Tammy VanDeGrift. Supporting Creativity and User Interaction in CS 1 Homework Assignments. In Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2015, https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2676723.2677250 [acceptance rate = 36%]
  41. Caitlin Cairncross, Tammy VanDeGrift, Sharon A. Jones, and Zulema Naegele. Building an Academic Success Program for At-Risk Engineering Students. In Proceedings of the First Annual Mid Years Engineering Experience (MYEE) Conference, 2015.
  42. Caitlin Cairncross, Sharon A. Jones, Zulema Naegele, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Building a Summer Bridge Program to Increase Retention and Academic Success for First-Year Engineering Students. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2015.
  43. Caitlin Cairncross, Tammy VanDeGrift, Sharon Jones, Lindsay Chelton. Best Practices for Advising At-Risk First-Year Engineering Students. In Proceedings of the 7th First Year Engineering Experience Conference, 2015.
  44. Tammy VanDeGrift. Art in Theory of Computation. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 32, no 1, 2016, pp. 162 – 168. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3007225.3007257
  45. Haiyan Cheng, Tammy VanDeGrift, Shereen Khoja, Brent Wilson. Computer science program evaluation and curriculum assessment: panel discussion. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 32, no 1, 2016, pp. 171 – 172. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3007225.3007259
  46. Tammy VanDeGrift, Heather Dillon, and Loreal Camp#. Changing the Engineering Student Culture with Respect to Academic Integrity and Ethics. Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics, vol 23, no 4, 2016.
  47. Tammy VanDeGrift. POGIL Activities in Data Structures: What do Students Value? In Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2017, https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3017680.3017697 [acceptance rate = 30%]
  48. Tammy VanDeGrift and Sherry Liao#. Helping First-Year Engineering Students Select a Major. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2017.
  49. Tammy VanDeGrift. Implementation Projects in a Computing Theory Course. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 31, no 1, 2017, pages 148 – 155. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3144605.3144635
  50. Haiyan Cheng, Tammy VanDeGrift, Shereen Khoja, Brent Wilson. Strategies for increasing undergraduate women in computer science. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 31, no 1, 2017, pages 129 – 130. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3144605.3144632
  51. Tammy VanDeGrift and Tzu-Yi Chen. User Interface Evaluation: Comparison of Novices to Upperclass Computer Science Students. In Proceedings of the 2018 STEM-STEAM Hawaii University International Conference, 2018.
  52. Tammy VanDeGrift. Compare and Contrast in Data Structures. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 34, no 1, 2018, pp. 195 – 201. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3280489.3280521
  53. Tammy VanDeGrift. Blending Team, Paired, and Individual Work in a Computing Course: Using Best Practices. In Proceedings of the 2019 STEM-STEAM Hawaii University International Conference, 2019.
  54. Haiyan Cheng and Tammy VanDeGrift. Course Models for Teaching Data Science. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 35, no 1, 2019. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3381540.3381545
  55. Tammy VanDeGrift. Applying the Design Process to Life Goals: An Experience Report from a Capstone Course. In the Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2020. [acceptance rate = 31%] https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3328778.3366895
  56. Haiyan Cheng, Shereen Khoja, Anna Ritz, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Supporting and Teaching Students at Liberal Arts Colleges in Online Courses. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 36, no 1, 2020, pages 47 – 48. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3447051.3447058
  57. Janet Davis, Andrea Tartaro, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Demystifying the Tenure-Track Faculty Search in Computer Science at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions. In Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2021 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3408877.3432512 [acceptance rate = 31%]
  58. Heather Dillon and Tammy VanDeGrift. Creating an Inclusive Engineering Student Culture Through Diverse Teams: Instructor-Led and Student-Led Approaches. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference, July 2021.
  59. Haiyan Cheng, Janet Davis, Shereen Khoja, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Expanding Career Pathways: The Joy of Teaching Computer Science and Predominantly Undergraduate Liberal Arts Institutions. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 37, no 1, 2021, pages 14 – 17. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3512469.3512471
  60. Tammy VanDeGrift. Researching Expensive Software Bugs: A Writing Assignment and Activity for Computing Students. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 37, no 1, 2021, pages 28 – 37. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/3512469.3512473
  61. Sharon A. Jones, Caitlin Cairncross, Tammy VanDeGrift, and Julie Kalnin. Persistence of Students who Begin Engineering Programs in Precalculus. Advances in Engineering Education Journal, vol 9, no 4, October 2021.
  62. Tammy VanDeGrift. Post-Exam Videos for Assessment in Computing Courses: See and Hear Students’ Thinking. In Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2022, https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3478431.3499273 (video)
  63. Tammy VanDeGrift. Alumni as Adjunct Faculty and Mentors for Computer Science 1 Students. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 38, no 1, 2022, pages 14 – 26.
  64. Shereen Khoja and Tammy VanDeGrift. Panel: Professionals’ Perspectives on Liberal Arts and Computing Skills. Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, vol 38, no 1, 2022, pages 122 – 124.
  65. Tammy VanDeGrift. Alumni as Teachers and Mentors for CS 1 Students: Solving the Staffing Shortage and Students’ Reflections about Career and College Advice. In Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2023, pages 1124 – 1130.
  66. Tammy VanDeGrift. Students’ Reflections on Computer Science, the Liberal Arts, and the Greater Good. In Proceedings of the 2023 STEM-STEAM Hawaii University International Conference, 2023.
  67. (to appear sigcse_paper_preprint) Tammy VanDeGrift. Book Club Model for Engaging with Data Science and Ethics: Using Weapons of Math Destruction. In Proceedings of the ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Symposium, 2024, pages TBD. wmd_unit1_reading_questions, wmd_unit2_reading_questions, wmd_unit3_reading_questions

Not peer-reviewed:

  1. Sharon A. Jones, Caitlin Cairncross, and Tammy VanDeGrift. Using Assessment to Continuously Improve the Retention & Persistence of At-Risk Engineering Students. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2017.