A multinational case study on using diverse feedback types applied to introductory programming learning

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Campos, Dirson S ^a   Mendes, Antonio J ^a   Marcelino, Maria J ^a   Ferreira, Deller J ^b   Alves, Lenice M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

feedback; logical errors; pedagogical rubric; programming learning; software testing

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT STAGES; FEEDBACK TYPE; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING; LEARNING CURVES; LOGICAL ERRORS; LOGICAL PROGRAMMING; NOVICE PROGRAMMING; PEDAGOGICAL RUBRIC; PROGRAMMING ERRORS; PROGRAMMING LEARNING; WRITTEN FEEDBACK;

ERRORS; FEEDBACK; SOFTWARE TESTING; STUDENTS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84874709405     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2012.6462412     Document Type: Conference Paper

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