A role-based analysis model for the evaluation of novices' programming knowledge development

ICER 2006 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Computing Education Research Workshop

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 85-96

  Byckling, Pauli ^a   Sajaniemi, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mental models; Programming education; Programming knowledge; Roles of variables

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

MENTAL MODELS; PROGRAMMING EDUCATION; PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE; ROLES OF VARIABLES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 34247359576     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1151588.1151602     Document Type: Conference Paper

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