How can software metrics help novice programmers?

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 114, Issue , 2011, Pages 55-62

  Cardell Oliver, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC METRIC; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; LEARNING OUTCOME; LEARNING STYLE; NOVICE PROGRAMMER; PERKINS; PROGRAM CODE; PROGRAMMING COURSE; RESEARCH PROBLEMS; SOFTWARE METRICS; STUDENT POPULATIONS; TARGET SOLUTION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84872764467     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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