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Peer reviewedPintrich, Paul R.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses a study which focused on students' actual programming behavior. Descriptive data revealed that the high school students spent little time in planning their programs or writing their code. Their debugging behavior was characterized as a trial and error strategy. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Problem Solving, Programing
Peer reviewedDalbey, John; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
This paper reports the evaluation of instructional provisions designed to foster higher cognitive skill in a computer programming course. This intervention explicitly encourages novice programmers to engage in the problem-solving skill of planning. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Grade 8
