Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 156-173 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | SIGCSE Bulletin |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
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Keywords
- novice programmers
- tracing
- CS1
- comprehension
- SOLO taxonomy
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Naturally occurring data as research instrument : analyzing examination responses to study the novice programmer. / Lister, Raymond; Clear, Tony; [No value], Simon; Bouvier, Dennis J.; Carter, Paul; Eckerdal, Anna; Jacková, Jana; Lopez, Mike; McCartney, Robert; Robbins, Phil; Seppälä, Otto; Thompson, Errol.
In: SIGCSE Bulletin, Vol. 41, No. 4, 12.2009, p. 156-173.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Naturally occurring data as research instrument
T2 - analyzing examination responses to study the novice programmer
AU - Lister, Raymond
AU - Clear, Tony
AU - [No value], Simon
AU - Bouvier, Dennis J.
AU - Carter, Paul
AU - Eckerdal, Anna
AU - Jacková, Jana
AU - Lopez, Mike
AU - McCartney, Robert
AU - Robbins, Phil
AU - Seppälä, Otto
AU - Thompson, Errol
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - In New Zealand and Australia, the BRACElet project has been investigating students' acquisition of programming skills in introductory programming courses. The project has explored students' skills in basic syntax, tracing code, understanding code, and writing code, seeking to establish the relationships between these skills. This ITiCSE working group report presents the most recent step in the BRACElet project, which includes replication of earlier analysis using a far broader pool of naturally occurring data, refinement of the SOLO taxonomy in code-explaining questions, extension of the taxonomy to code-writing questions, extension of some earlier studies on students' 'doodling' while answering exam questions, and exploration of a further theoretical basis for work that until now has been primarily empirical.
AB - In New Zealand and Australia, the BRACElet project has been investigating students' acquisition of programming skills in introductory programming courses. The project has explored students' skills in basic syntax, tracing code, understanding code, and writing code, seeking to establish the relationships between these skills. This ITiCSE working group report presents the most recent step in the BRACElet project, which includes replication of earlier analysis using a far broader pool of naturally occurring data, refinement of the SOLO taxonomy in code-explaining questions, extension of the taxonomy to code-writing questions, extension of some earlier studies on students' 'doodling' while answering exam questions, and exploration of a further theoretical basis for work that until now has been primarily empirical.
KW - novice programmers
KW - tracing
KW - CS1
KW - comprehension
KW - SOLO taxonomy
UR - http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1709460&CFID=646361091&CFTOKEN=99615826
U2 - 10.1145/1709424
DO - 10.1145/1709424
M3 - Article
VL - 41
SP - 156
EP - 173
JO - SIGCSE Bulletin
JF - SIGCSE Bulletin
SN - 0097-8418
IS - 4
ER -