A conceptual framework for analyzing students’ knowledge of programming

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 276-297

  McGill, Tanya J ^a   Volet, Simone E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Learning processes; Mental models; Programming; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007877488     PISSN: 08886504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08886504.1997.10782199     Document Type: Article

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