The ability to articulate strategy as a predictor of programming skill

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 52, Issue , 2006, Pages 181-188

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

^d Southern Institute of Technology   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^k RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^m CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Articulation; Programming aptitude

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL FACTORS; DESIGN TASKS; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSE; PROGRAMMING SKILLS; SEARCH STRATEGIES;

SPEECH;

EDUCATION;

EID: 84869029540     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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