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An investigation of the on-line debugging process of expert and novice student programmers

Creator:

Nanja, Murthi

Abstract:

Debugging, the process of locating and correcting errors in a computer program, is a common programming task that is not well understood. Of the several debugging studies reported in the literature, most compared the performance differences between expert and novice programmers by measuring their debug time and the number of...

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Dissertation

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Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science presented on January 18. 1988. Title: An Investigation of the
An investigation of the relationship between cognitive style and the diagnostic skills of novice COBOL student programmers

Creator:

Cavaiani, Thomas P.

Abstract:

For the past thirty years the majority of the research on the cognitive demands of learning computer programming has assumed that successful computer programmers display certain aptitudes. Some researchers indicate that studies linking different prerequisite profiles of abilities to different programming outcomes are needed. Such research might dispel many of...

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Dissertation