Give programming instruction a chance

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 96-108

  Thomas, Rex A ^a   Upah, Sylvester C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Problem solving; Programming; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002872878     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1996.10782188     Document Type: Article

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