Program comprehension and authentic measurement: A scheme for analysing descriptions of programs

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 169-185

  Good, Judith ^a   Brna, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ERROR ANALYSIS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

DATA FLOW; INTER-RATER RELIABILITY; PROGRAM COMPREHENSION; SCALABILITY;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 3042781024     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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