This paper reports on two experiments comparing mental representations and program
comprehension by novices in the object-oriented and procedural styles. The subjects were …

This exploratory study examines the nature of program understanding strategies employed
during a series of comprehension and maintenance activities carried out over time. Two …

The objective of this study was to determine whether the mental representation of object-
oriented programs differs from imperative programs for novice programmers. In our study …

This research studied the comprehension of small procedural and object-oriented programs
by novice programmers. The objective was to find out what kinds of information novice …

Previous studies on program comprehension were carried out largely in the context of
procedural languages. Our purpose is to develop and evaluate a cognitive model of object …

In last month's edition of JOOP we started a series of columns discussing the problems with
teaching object-oriented programming to first year students. We talked about requirements …

The goal of our study is to evaluate the effect on program comprehension of three factors
that have not previously been studied in a single experiment. These factors are programmer …

This study examines the mental representations formed during program comprehension and
maintenance by procedural and object-oriented (OO) experts. The programmer's mental …

This article reports a study of the use of card sorts in the categorization of fragments of object-
oriented (OO) programs. We are interested in the way in which programmers think about …

This paper presents the results of an investigation into the various ways in which pre-service
and in-service teachers experience learning to program in an object-oriented language …