Do map drawing styles of novice programmers predict success in programming? A multi-national, multi-institutional study

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 52, Issue , 2006, Pages 213-222

  Tolhurst, Denise ^a   Baker, Bob ^a   Hamer, John ^b   Box, Ilona ^c   Cutts, Quintin ^d   de Raadt, Michael ^e   Fincher, Sally ^f   Haden, Patricia ^g   Hamilton, Margaret ^h   Lister, Raymond ^c   Petre, Marian ⁱ   Robins, Anthony ^j   Simon, ^k   Sutton, Ken ^l   Tutty, Jodi ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^g OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

^h RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^k UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^l Southern Institute of Technology   (New Zealand)

^m CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Introductory programming; Navigation; Novice programmers; Way finding

Indexed keywords

DRAWING STYLES; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSE; NOVICE PROGRAMMER; PROGRAMMING COURSE; TERTIARY LEVELS; WAY-FINDING;

NAVIGATION; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84869017997     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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