Impact of preprogramming course curriculum on learning in the first programming course

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-15

  Faux, Rob ^a  

^a WARTBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breadth also approach; Breadth first approach; CS0; CS1; Depth first approach; Diagramming; Introductory computer science; Problem solving; Programming learning; Pseudocode

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING;

BREADTH-ALSO APPROACH; BREADTH-FIRST APPROACH; DEPTH-FIRST APPROACH; PREPROGRAMMING COURSE CURRICULUM; PROGRAMMING LEARNING;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 33144482706     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2005.852593     Document Type: Article

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