Abstract
The use of programming plans is an important method for decomposing
problems. The goal of this study was to gain insight into the usefulness of
programming plans in teaching introductory computer programming. Subjects
were students at a school for higher vocational education. Subjects' use of
programming plans was observed by the inspection of programming products
and the analysis of thinking-aloud protocols. The results indicated that the
concept of programming plans given to the subjects must be told explicitly in
order to get them to use these plans
problems. The goal of this study was to gain insight into the usefulness of
programming plans in teaching introductory computer programming. Subjects
were students at a school for higher vocational education. Subjects' use of
programming plans was observed by the inspection of programming products
and the analysis of thinking-aloud protocols. The results indicated that the
concept of programming plans given to the subjects must be told explicitly in
order to get them to use these plans
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 178-191 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Tijdschrift voor didactiek der B-wetenschappen |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |