A comparison of the misconceptions about the time-efficiency of algorithms by various profiles of computer-programming students

Computers and Education

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1094-1102

  Özdener, Nesrin ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Misconceptions; Time efficiency

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; EDUCATION; STUDENTS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOLS; ISTANBUL; MATHEMATICS EDUCATION; MISCONCEPTIONS; QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS; RE SEARCH GROUP; RUN-TIME EFFICIENCY; T-TESTS; TIME-EFFICIENCY;

TEACHING;

EID: 48549099398     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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