Scaffolding strategies for teaching introductory programming
Thomas, Theda D'Souza, Christopher Kazlauskas, Alanah Lucille
Thomas, Theda
D'Souza, Christopher
Kazlauskas, Alanah Lucille
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Abstract
Traditionally the learning of programming is documented as being a challenging activity among higher education students all over the world. This paper will provide an overview of the current literature on learning strategies with respect to programming with a view to identify mechanisms for scaffolding student learning in introductory programming courses. Typically scaffolding the learning of programming with respect to students’ cognition and collaboration in order to improve their self-efficacy in producing programs will be addressed. The aim is to find if such scaffolding will have an impact on the learning of programming.
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introductory programming, scaffolding
Date
2009
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32-36
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School of Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open access