Learning difficulties in programming courses: Undergraduates' perspective and perception

ICCTD 2009 - 2009 International Conference on Computer Technology and Development

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 42-46

  Tan, Phit Huan ^a   Ting, Choo Yee ^a   Ling, Siew Woei ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Education game; Game based learning; Interest; Learning; Motivation; Programming; Programming difficulties

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION GAME; GAME-BASED LEARNING; INTEREST LEVEL; LEARNING DIFFICULTIES; LEARNING MOTIVATION; LEARNING PROCESS; MALAYSIA; PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS; PROGRAMMING COURSE; TEACHING METHODOLOGIES; TEACHING PROGRAMMING;

MOTIVATION; TEACHING;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 77951132621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCTD.2009.188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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