An experimental study of the impact of visual semantic feedback on novice programming

Journal of Visual Languages and Computing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 537-559

  Hundhausen, Christopher D ^a   Brown, Jonathan Lee ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm visualization; Experimental studies; Feedback self selection; Liveness; Novice programming environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348953940     PISSN: 1045926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvlc.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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