Improving the mental models held by novice programmers using cognitive conflict and jeliot visualisations

Proceedings of the Conference on Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education, ITiCSE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 166-170

  Ma, Linxiao ^a   Ferguson, John ^a   Roper, Marc ^a   Ross, Isla ^a   Wood, Murray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CS1; Jeliot.; Mental Models; Novice; Programming

Indexed keywords

LEARNING MODELS; LEARNING PROGRAMMING; MENTAL MODEL; NON-VIABLE; NOVICE PROGRAMMER; NOVICE PROGRAMMING; OBJECT REFERENCE; PROGRAM VISUALISATION; PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS; PROGRAMMING SKILLS; ROADMAP; TEACHING MODEL; VISUALISATION;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INNOVATION; STUDENTS; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; VISUALIZATION;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 77049104647     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1562877.1562931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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