Keyword

novice programmers

Description: Beginning computer programmers who are learning programming concepts and practices, including coding, design, and program comprehension.

Primary topic: Teaching and Learning Programming (76%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/novice-programmers

Learning and Teaching Programming: A Review and Discussion

2003 · Anthony Robins, Janet Rountree, et al. · Computer Science Education · 1,606

Lowering the barriers to programming

2005 · Caitlin Kelleher, Randy Pausch · ACM Computing Surveys · 886

A study of the difficulties of novice programmers

2005 · Essi Lahtinen, Kirsti Ala-Mutka, et al. · Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE) · 837

Gestures without libraries, toolkits or training: a $1 recognizer for user interface prototypes

2007 · Jacob O. Wobbrock, Andrew D. Wilson, et al. · ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) · 822

Some Difficulties of Learning to Program

1986 · Benedict Du Boulay · Journal of Educational Computing Research · 648

Six Learning Barriers in End-User Programming Systems

2004 · Amy J. Ko, Brad A. Myers, et al. · 551

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A multi-national study of reading and tracing skills in novice programmers

2004 · Raymond Lister, Elizabeth S. Adams, et al. · ACM SIGCSE Bulletin · 548

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Studying the Novice Programmer

2013 · E. Soloway, J. C. Spohrer · Psychology Press eBooks · 489

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The Psychology of How Novices Learn Computer Programming

1981 · Richard E. Mayer · ACM Computing Surveys · 450

Programming by choice

2008 · John H. Maloney, Kylie Peppler, et al. · ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) · 448

A study of the difficulties of novice programmers

2005 · Essi Lahtinen, Kirsti Ala-Mutka, et al. · ACM SIGCSE Bulletin · 447

Training in Self-Explanation and Self-Regulation Strategies: Investigating the Effects of Knowledge Acquisition Activities on Problem Solving

1995 · Katerine Bielaczyc, Peter L. Pirolli, et al. · Cognition and Instruction · 422

GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer: Asset or Liability?

2023 · Arghavan Moradi Dakhel, Vahid Majdinasab, et al. · Journal of Systems and Software · 415

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A Systematic Literature Review on Teaching and Learning Introductory Programming in Higher Education

2018 · Rodrigo Pessoa Medeiros, Geber Lisboa Ramalho, et al. · IEEE Transactions on Education · 388

Problem solving and the development of abstract categories in programming languages

1981 · Beth Adelson · Memory & Cognition · 385

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A laboratory for teaching object oriented thinking

1989 · K. Beck, W. Cunningham · ACM SIGPLAN Notices · 370

Studying the effect of AI Code Generators on Supporting Novice Learners in Introductory Programming

2023 · Majeed Kazemitabaar, Justin Chow, et al. · CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 363

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Cognitive strategies and looping constructs

1983 · Elliot Soloway, Jeffrey Bonar, et al. · Communications of the ACM · 337

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The effects of game strategy and preference‐matching on flow experience and programming performance in game‐based learning

2010 · Li‐Chun Wang, Ming‐Puu Chen · Innovations in Education and Teaching International · 336

Learnable programming

2017 · David Bau, Jeff Gray, et al. · Communications of the ACM · 326

Is the cure worse than the disease? overfitting in automated program repair

2015 · Edward K. Smith, Earl T. Barr, et al. · ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE) · 323

Notional machines and introductory programming education

2013 · Juha Sorva · ACM Transactions on Computing Education · 319

Language-Independent Conceptual “Bugs” in Novice Programming

1986 · Roy D. Pea · Journal of Educational Computing Research · 317

Novice mistakes: are the folk wisdoms correct?

1986 · James C. Spohrer, Elliot Soloway · Communications of the ACM · 310

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Methods and tools for exploring novice compilation behaviour

2006 · Matthew C. Jadud · 297

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Citation count: 82,300