Iteration vs Recursion in Introduction to Programming Classes: An Empirical Study
In this article we have presented the results of an empirical study which was carried out on 130 students in Introduction to programming classes. Their initial preference, success rate, comprehension and subsequent preference were studied when dealing with programming tasks which could be solved usi...
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| Published in: | Cybernetics and information technologies : CIT Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 63 - 72 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sofia
Sciendo
01.12.2016
De Gruyter Brill Sp. z o.o., Paradigm Publishing Services |
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| ISSN: | 1314-4081, 1311-9702, 1314-4081 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | In this article we have presented the results of an empirical study which was carried out on 130 students in Introduction to programming classes. Their initial preference, success rate, comprehension and subsequent preference were studied when dealing with programming tasks which could be solved using either iteration or recursion. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 |
| ISSN: | 1314-4081 1311-9702 1314-4081 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/cait-2016-0068 |