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ERIC Number: EJ544679
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-6504
A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Students' Knowledge of Programming.
McGill, Tanya J.; Volet, Simone E.
Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v29 n3 p276-97 Spr 1997
Proposes a conceptual framework for analyzing students' knowledge of programming. The idea is to integrate three types of programming knowledge from educational computing literature with three forms of knowledge from cognitive psychology literature. A study is described that determined types of knowledge required to answer exam questions, and results are compared with a previous study. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Concept Formation, Hypothesis Testing, Programming
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conceptual Frameworks; Empirical Research; Knowledge; Professional Literature