Reflections on threshold concepts in computer programming and beyond

Proceedings of the 10th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli Calling'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 21-30

  Sorva, Juha ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computer programming; Fundamental ideas; Information hiding; Introductory programming; Object interaction; Program dynamics; Threshold concepts; Transliminal concepts

Indexed keywords

FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS; INFORMATION HIDING; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING; OBJECT INTERACTION; PROGRAM DYNAMICS; THRESHOLD CONCEPTS; TRANSLIMINAL CONCEPTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 79952497219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1930464.1930467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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