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ERIC Number: EJ584151
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0735-6331
Psychological Characteristics of Students Taking Programming-Oriented and Applications-Oriented Computing Courses.
Charlton, John P.; Birkett, Paul E.
Journal of Educational Computing Research, v18 n2 p163-82 1998
Compares characteristics of students taking programming-oriented versus applications-oriented higher education courses. Topics include computer engagement, programming experience, computing attitudes, a greater gender imbalance in enrollment on the programming-oriented course, the usefulness of psychometric measures, discriminant function analysis, and personality differences. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Computer Science Education, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Personality Assessment, Prior Learning, Programming, Psychological Characteristics, Psychometrics, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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