Computer Programming Aptitude Test as a Tool for Reducing Student Attrition

A Software Tool For Student Programming

Visualizing each step of an algorithm prior to its implementation is a necessary stage in any type of program development. This allows the programmer to create a plan of attack and often uncovers hidden complexities. Unfortunately, the difficulty still remains of translating the mental image into a concrete programming syntax. For many novice programmers, this is a daunting task. Novices rarely...

Assessment of Computer Regulation Thermography (CRT) as a Complemetrary Diagnostic tool for Breast Cancer Patient

Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women demanding accurate diagnosis to take remedial measures to treat.Objective: Comparing the diagnostic capability of the computer regulation thermography (CRT), as a novel and safe diagnostic procedure, with common methods including sonography, mammography and clinical examinations for diagnosing breast cancer in suspicious...

Application of Genetic Programming as a Powerful Tool for Modeling of Cellulose Acetate Membrane Preparation

Testing Programming Aptitude

An initial cognitive study of early learning of programming aimed to extract experimental test data to establish novices’ understanding process has been carried out by us [1]. This empirical study was inspired by the notion that different people bring different patterns of knowledge in any new learning process, and demonstrated that how each student tackles the problem in a different way based ...

Web-based Aptitude Tests for Student Guidance

Web-based aptitude tests which are a particular category of aptitude tests can be used for a large number of users to test their competence, knowledge and aptitude with standardised testing methods. The webbased solution is getting more and more important, because of the recent technological advances and low cost, high effectiveness, overall availability, and an easy distribution. We analysed a...