The learning context: Influence on learning to program

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1218-1230

  Govender, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Institutional setting; Learning context; Learning environment; Programming

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY THEORY; INSTITUTIONAL SETTING; LEARNING CONTEXT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; PROGRAMMING;

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE;

EID: 69949088142     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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