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Direct linkAl-Imamy, Samer; Alizadeh, Javanshir; Nour, Mohamed A. – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2006
One of the major issues related to teaching an introductory programming course is the excessive amount of time spent on the language's syntax, which leaves little time for developing skills in program design and solution creativity. The wide variation in the students' backgrounds, coupled with the traditional classroom (one size-fits-all) teaching…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Introductory Courses, Syntax, Program Design
Garner, Stuart – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2009
This paper reports on the findings from a quantitative research study into the use of a software tool that was built to support a part-complete solution method (PCSM) for the learning of computer programming. The use of part-complete solutions to programming problems is one of the methods that can be used to reduce the cognitive load that students…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Academic Achievement, Computer Software, Statistical Analysis
