Black box inside the glass box: Presenting computing concepts to novices

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 265-277

  Du Boulay, Benedict ^a   O'Shea, Tim ^a   Monk, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; LEARNING SYSTEMS;

NOTIONAL MACHINES;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES;

EID: 0032678942     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.1981.0309     Document Type: Article

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