Object-oriented programming - What do students think of objects and classes?

Proceedings of the 14th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education, CATE 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 181-186

  Xinogalos, Stelios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Class; Conceptions; Misconceptions; Object; Object Oriented Programming

Indexed keywords

CLASS; CONCEPTIONS; MICROWORLD; MISCONCEPTIONS; OBJECT; OBJECT-ORIENTED DESIGN; UNDERGRADUATE COURSES;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; CURRICULA; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 82455219221     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2316/P.2011.734-037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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