Student Misconceptions about Loops in Introductory Programming Courses and the Influence of Representations

Research Work in Progress Paper: Loops are a fundamental concept of programming. For novice programmers loops generally and nested loops specifically pose big difficulties. This paper identifies common student misconceptions about loops in a first-year C++ introductory computer science course and th...

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Published in:Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors: Eckert, Dimitri, Timmermann, Dion, Kautz, Christian
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 08.10.2022
Subjects:
C++ languages
Codes
computer science
Design methodology
first year
Interviews
misconceptions
model-eliciting activities
process modeling
Programming profession
ISSN:2377-634X
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Summary:Research Work in Progress Paper: Loops are a fundamental concept of programming. For novice programmers loops generally and nested loops specifically pose big difficulties. This paper identifies common student misconceptions about loops in a first-year C++ introductory computer science course and the relation of these misconceptions to representations. These findings could help design effective instructional methods.
ISSN:2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE56618.2022.9962545