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Madeo, Laurence A.; Bird, David A. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1990
Discussion of the benefits of allowing programers to use their own words in programing focuses on a study of graduate students that tested whether an experimental group who specified their own operation codes performed better than a control group who used fixed codes. The results of regression analyses are discussed, and future research needs are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education

Nichols, Lois Mayer – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1992
Describes a study that was conducted to investigate the influence of home computer ownership and use on the achievement of second- and fifth-grade students in a programing curriculum. The use of LOGO and BASIC programing curricula is discussed, and results are compared to those from an earlier study. (20 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance