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Learning Programming: Success Factors

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Cognitive styles in programming; Demographics; Learning influences; Learning influences in programming; Learning programming; Literature review; Previous programming experience; Previous studies; Success factors

There has been considerable research in computer science education looking at factors that impact on students’ performance in introductory programming courses. Researchers have sought to identify one or more attributes that could be used to predict and/or influence student success in learning to program. The major themes emerging from current research are:

  • Cognitive and learning styles

  • Programming experience prior to university entrance

  • Previous education (such as math scores)

  • Stage in degree and degree major

  • A range of demographic discriminating factors

Cognitive Styles and Learning Styles

Cognitive styles and personality is defined as the “individual differences in organizing information, and processing both information and experience” (Bishop-Clark 1995). Cognitive...

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Adamopoulos, F.A. (2020). Learning Programming: Success Factors. In: Tatnall, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60013-0_181-1

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