Novice programmer errors: Language constructs and plan composition

International Journal of Human - Computer Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 457-480

  Ebrahimi, Alireza ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0004858164     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1994.1069     Document Type: Article

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