Identifying At-Risk Novice Java Programmers Through the Analysis of Online Protocols

• Main Authors: Tabanao, Emily S, Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T, Jadud, Matthew C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2008
• Subjects: Novice programmers; Java; computer science education; Computer Sciences; Science and Mathematics Education
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/111; https://jadud.com/dl/pdf/2008-pcsc-tabanao-rodrigo-jadud.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Learning to write a program is a difficult task. In this study we looked at how students progress as they write their programs. Using an instrumented development environment, we captured the errors students encountered, the location of these errors, and the frequency with which students compiled the...