Cognitive Style and Diagnostic Skills of Student Programmers.

Cavaiani, Thomas P.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Cognitive Style and Diagnostic Skills of Student Programmers.

Cavaiani, Thomas P.

Journal of Research on Computing in Education, v21 n4 p411-20 Sum 1989

Discussion of the relationship of personality variables to programing ability highlights a study of undergraduates that investigated the influence of cognitive style on the programing skill of debugging. Use of the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) is described, scoring schemes for diagnostic tasks are explained, and suggestions for further research are given. (39 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Style, Computer Science Education, Correlation, Debugging (Computers), Higher Education, Personality Traits, Programing, Research Needs, Scoring Formulas, Undergraduate Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Group Embedded Figures Test

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