Making Programming Instruction Cognitively Demanding: An Intervention Study.

Dalbey, John; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ338086

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Making Programming Instruction Cognitively Demanding: An Intervention Study.

Dalbey, John; And Others

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v23 n5 p427-36 May 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, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Planning, Problem Solving, Programing, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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