An Empirical Study of How Novice Programmers Use the Web
Description:
Students often use the web as a source of help for problems that they encounter on programming assignments.In this work, we seek to understand how students use the web to search for help on their assignments.We used a mixed methods approach with 344 students who complete a survey and 41 students who participate in a focus group meetings and helped in recording data about their search habits.The survey reveals data about student reported search habits while the focus group uses a web browser plu…
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Date:
May 2016
Creator:
Tula, Naveen
Partner:
UNT Libraries