This paper investigates the effects of computer programming skills on the writing of ordinary
instructions. Three computer experience groups (Naive, Beginner, Advanced) wrote …

An investigation was made of the validity of cognitive fit in the area of recursion and iteration.
A laboratory experiment assessed the basic theory and extensions to the theory for recursive …

There is a need for empirical evaluation of programming languages for unskilled users, but it
is more effective to compare specific features common to many languages than to compare …

Coupling the recently proposed syntactic/semantic model of programmer behavior [1] with
classic educational psychological theories yields new insights to teaching programming to …

In this paper, we describe a study that tests the following hypothesis: A programming
language construct that has a closer" cognitive fit" with an individual's preferred cognitive …

It is a common observation that people differ greatly in their ability to make use of computers.
In controlled experiments on the writing and debugging of programs, for example, large …

In order to reduce the complexity of programs many ideas and techniques have been
expounded. However, no quantitative evidence has been given that the quality of the …

This paper addresses the question: What does a person know following learning of BASIC
programming? Several underlying conceptual structures are identified:(1) a transaction is an …