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Peer reviewedPutnam, Ralph T.; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1986
High school students' misunderstandings of the conceptual machine of the BASIC programming language were examined using a screening test and structured interviews to determine their understanding of fundamental concepts such as variables, assignments, loops, flow and control, and tracing and debugging. (MBR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Achievement Rating, Error Patterns, Interviews


