RECOMMENDING JAVA API METHODS BASED ON PROGRAMMING TASK DESCRIPTIONS BY NOVICE PROGRAMMERS

A Case Study of Novice Programmers on Parallel Programming Models

An Analysis of the Errors Made by Novice Programmers in a First Course in Procedural Programming in Java

Novice programmers usually experience a number of learning difficulties. The main aim of the study reported in this paper, is to identify these problem areas for first time procedural programmers. The paper describes the overall methodology employed to determine these learning difficulties. The study revealed that the most frequently occurring problems are poor planning and problem solving abil...

Programming Pathways: A Technique for Analyzing Novice Programmers' Learning Trajectories

Introductory computer science courses are a valuable resource to students of all disciplines. While we often look at students’ end products to judge their proficiency, little analysis is done on the most integral aspect of learning to programming, the process. We also have a hard time quantifying how students’ programming changes over the course of a semester. In order to address these we show ...

the role of task-based techniques on the acquisition of english language structures by the intermediate efl students

this study examines the effetivenss of task-based activities in helping students learn english language structures for a better communication. initially, a michigan test was administered to the two groups of 52 students majoring in english at the allameh ghotb -e- ravandi university to ensure their homogeneity. the students scores on the grammar part of this test were also regarded as their pre...

A Pattern-Based Problem-Solving Process for Novice Programmers