A long-term investigation of the comprehension of OOP concepts by novices

Computer Science Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-221

  Ragonis, Noa ^a   Ben Ari, Mordechai ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 34248393672     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993400500224310     Document Type: Article

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