Modelling programming performance: Beyond the influence of learner characteristics

Computers and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1202-1213

  Lau, Wilfred W F ^a   Yuen, Allan H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Improving classroom teaching; Pedagogical issues; Programming and programming languages; Secondary education; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

IMPROVING CLASSROOM TEACHING; PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; PROGRAMMING AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; SECONDARY EDUCATION; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MODEL STRUCTURES; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

TEACHING;

EID: 79251623914     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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