Concept map assessment for teaching computer programming

Computer Science Education

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-42

  Keppens, Jeroen ^a   Hay, David ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; Teaching programming

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350653037     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993400701864880     Document Type: Article

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