The semantics of a number of programming languages is related to the operation of a
computer device. Learning a programming language is considered here from the point of …

Publisher Summary The study of human learning and cognition attempts to find out the
general principles that can be applied to a wide range of situations to understand learning …

The question of how novice and expert computer programmers represent and use
programming concepts is addressed here. Lines of programming code forming three …

Part of a study investigating aspects of learning to program a computer, from an experiential
perspective, is described. A group of computer science and computer engineering …

Factors involved in the design of computer languages have evolved from largely practical to
almost completely technical at the expense of the psychology of language acquisition and …

An fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) study published in 2014 established that
comprehension of computer programs occurs in the same regions of the brain that process …

This thesis reports a series of studies of the behaviour of novice computer programmers.
One hundred and thirty nine programs which had been designed as solutions to a particular …

Acquiring and developing knowledge about programming is a highly complex process. This
chapter presents a framework for the analysis of programming. It serves as a backdrop for a …

This paper presents five abstract characteristics of the mental representation of computer
programs: hierarchical structure, explicit mapping of code to goals, foundation on …

This paper presents a cognitive framework for describing behaviors involved in program
composition, comprehension, debugging, modification, and the acquisition of new …