Affective and behavioral predictors of novice programmer achievement

• Main Authors: Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T, Baker, Ryan S, Jadud, Matthew C, Amarra, Anna Christine, Dy, Thomas, Espejo-Lahoz, Maria Beatriz V, Lim, Sheryl Ann L, Pascua, Sheila A M S, Sugay, Jessica, Tabanao, Emily
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2009
• Subjects: Computer Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/93; https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/1562877.1562929
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

We study which observable affective states and behaviors relate to students' achievement within a CS1 programming course. To this end, we use a combination of human observation, midterm test scores, and logs of student interactions with the compiler within an Integrated Development Environment...