“So my program doesn’t run!” Definition, origins, and practical expressions of students’ (mis)conceptions of correctness

Computer Science Education

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-151

  Kolikant, Y Ben David ^a   Mussai, M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conceptions; Correctness; Local perspective; Novice programmer; Verification practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952216990     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993400802156400     Document Type: Article

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