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Peer reviewedSamurcay, Renan – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1985
This study concerned conceptual difficulties of college students learning programming and ways the teacher can simplify the process. An analysis of general strategies used in solving problems involving loops is given, with four types of hierarchical strategy categorized. Students had difficulty transforming their algebraic descriptions into…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Computer Science Education, Educational Research
