All syntax errors are not equal

Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 75-80

  Denny, Paul ^a   Luxton Reilly, Andrew ^a   Tempero, Ewan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

assessment; codewrite; drill and practice; java; syntax errors

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; CODEWRITE; JAVA; NOVICE PROGRAMMER; STUDENTS LEARNING; SYNTAX ERRORS; TEACHING INTERVENTION;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; INNOVATION; STUDENTS; SYNTACTICS;

ERRORS;

EID: 84864669206     PISSN: 1942647X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2325296.2325318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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