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Peer reviewedCavaiani, Thomas P. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1989
Discussion of the relationship of personality variables to programing ability highlights a study of undergraduates that investigated the influence of cognitive style on the programing skill of debugging. Use of the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) is described, scoring schemes for diagnostic tasks are explained, and suggestions for further…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Style, Computer Science Education, Correlation
Peer reviewedBrusilovsky, P. L. – Educational and Training Technology International, 1992
Describes the integrated Intelligent Tutor, Environment and Manual for Introductory Programing (ITEM/IP), which supports a course on computer programing based on the minilanguage Turingal. Discussion covers system design, including design philosophy, system overview, concepts included and information structure, programing laboratory mode,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
Download full textBennett, Randy Elliot; And Others – 1989
This study examined the relationship of a machine-scorable, constrained free-response computer science item that required the student to debug a faulty program to two other types of items: multiple-choice and free-response requiring production of a computer program. The free-response items were from the College Board's Advanced Placement Computer…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Science, Computer Software, Debugging (Computers)
