Conference proceeding
Novice comprehension of programs using task-specific and non-task-specific constructs
Proceedings IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, pp 11-18
2002
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Abstract
This study examines the comprehension and modification by novices of programs written with task-specific and non-task-specific constructs. Teachers who write programs for use in their work studied and modified a program written in Hypercard using either task-specific or non-task-specific constructs. It was found that the task-specific group's comprehension of the program was significantly better, although the difference was relatively small. However, the correctness of the program modifications was much greater in the task-specific group.
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- Title
- Novice comprehension of programs using task-specific and non-task-specific constructs
- Creators
- A Engebretson - Doane CollegeS Wiedenbeck - Drexel UniversityIEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY
- Publication Details
- Proceedings IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments, pp 11-18
- Conference
- IEEE 2002 Symposia on Human Centric Computing Languages and Environments
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000178108400002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84878353877
- Other Identifier
- 991019173966404721
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