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Programming problem representation in novice and expert programmers

โœ Scribed by Mark Weiser; Joan Shertz

Book ID
104139865
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1983
Weight
378 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7373

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โœฆ Synopsis

The representation of computer programming problems in relation to the organization of programming knowledge is examined. An experiment previously done for physics knowledge is replicated to examine differences in the categories used for problem representation by novice and expert programmers. Results from sorting tasks show experts and novices begin their problem representations with specific different problem categories. Experts initially abstract an algorithm to solve a problem, whereas novices base their approach on a problem's literal features. A preliminary study of programming managers indicates an abstraction different from that used by programmers.

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