Programming and Problem Solving: Will Two Languages Do It?.

McGrath, Diane

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Publication Date: 1988

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Programming and Problem Solving: Will Two Languages Do It?

McGrath, Diane

Journal of Educational Computing Research, v4 n4 p467-84 1988

Describes study of high school students that was conducted to determine whether instruction in a second programing language helps produce transfer of problem solving skills. The six dependent variables used in the study are discussed; pretests and posttests are described; and suggestions are made for further research. (36 references) (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Problem Solving, Programing Languages, Research Needs, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Transfer of Training

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