Observations on student misconceptions—A case study of the Build – Heap Algorithm

Computer Science Education

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-255

  Seppälä, Otto ^a   Malmi, Lauri ^a   Korhonen, Ari ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 85034392155     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993400600913523     Document Type: Article

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