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Title Novice programmers and the problem description effect Author info Dennis Bouvier ... [et al.] Author Bouvier Dennis (10%)
Co-authors Lovellette Ellie (10%)
Matta John (10%)
Alshaigy Bedour (10%)
Becker Brett A. (10%)
Craig Michelle (10%)
Jacková Jana 1963- (10%) UMBFP05 - Katedra informatiky
McCartney Robert (10%)
Sanders Kate (10%)
Zarb Mark (10%)
Source document ITiCSE '16 : Proceedings of the 2016 ITiCSE working group reports - Innovation and technology in computer science education conference 2016, Arequipa, July 09 - 13, 2016. S. 103-118. - New York : ACM, 2016 ; Innovation and technology in computer science education conference 2016 medzinárodná konferencia Keywords informatika - informatics programovanie - programming programátori novice programmers Language English Country United States of America systematics 004 Annotation It is often debated whether a problem presented in a straightforward minimalist fashion is better, or worse, for learning than the same problem presented with a "real-life" or "concrete" context. The presentation, contextualization, or "problem description" has been well studied over several decades in disciplines such as mathematics education and psychology; however, little has been published in the field of computing education. In psychology it has been found that not only the presence of context, but the type of context can have dramatic results on problem success. In mathematics education it has been demonstrated that there are non-mathematical factors in problem presentation that can affect success in solving the problem and learning. The contextual background of a problem can also impact cognitive load, which should be considered when evaluating the effects of context. Further, it has been found that regarding cognitive load, computer science has unique characteristics compared to other disciplines, with the consequence that results from other disciplines may not apply to computer science, thus requiring investigation within computer science. This paper presents a multi-national, multi-institutional study of the effects of problem contextualization on novice programmer success in a typical CS1 exercise. Public work category AFC No. of Archival Copy 38136 Catal.org. BB301 - Univerzitná knižnica Univerzity Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici Database xpca - PUBLIKAČNÁ ČINNOSŤ 
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