Teaching computer programming: impact of Brown and Wilson's didactical principles

This research studies the effects of application didactics to teaching computer programming, focusing on programming skills in Python language. The problem arises from failure and dropout rates students science careers INACAP consequent interest promoting better learning. general objective is study an innovative methodology, based Brown Wilson's didactic principles, process at INACAP. theoretical framework concepts computational thinking various references, particular principles Wilson. carried out with a quantitative methodology explanatory scope quasi-experimental design, purposive sample, for experimental stage sample will consist 100 first year undergraduate Computer Science, which 50 be group control group. hypothesis proposed that “The obtain higher performance when applying than who are taught traditional way.” data collection technique used 45-question multiple-choice test. analysis performed by statistical criteria, comparison means variances, among others.