Mental models, consistency and programming aptitude

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 78, Issue , 2008, Pages 53-61

  Bornat, Richard ^a   Dehnadi, Saeed ^a   Simon, ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Programming aptitude

Indexed keywords

FAILURE RATE; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSE; MENTAL MODEL; PROGRAMMING COURSE; STUDENT RESPONSE; TEACHING METHODS;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; STUDENTS;

EDUCATION COMPUTING;

EID: 84869136942     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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