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dc.contributor.authorHavenga, M
dc.contributor.authorDe Villiers, R
dc.contributor.authorMentz, E
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-04T13:11:17Z
dc.date.available2012-01-04T13:11:17Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationHavenga, M. et al. 2011 Thinking processes used by high-performing students in a computer programming task. TD : The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 7(1):25-40, Jul [http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/3605]
dc.identifier.issn1817-4434
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/5022
dc.description.abstractComputer programmers must be able to understand programming source code and write programs that execute complex tasks to solve real-world problems. This article is a transdisciplinary study at the intersection of computer programming, education and psychology. It outlines the role of mental processes in the process of programming and indicates how successful thinking processes can support computer science students in writing correct and well-defined programs. A mixed methods approach was used to better understand the thinking activities and programming processes of participating students. Data collection involved both computer programs and students’ reflective thinking processes recorded in their journals. This enabled analysis of psychological dimensions of participants’ thinking processes and their problem-solving activities as they considered a programming problem. Findings indicate that the cognitive, reflective and psychological processes used by high-performing programmers contributed to their success in solving a complex programming problem. Based on the thinking processes of high performers, we propose a model of integrated thinking processes, which can support computer programming students.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/td.v7i1.252
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNorth-West University
dc.subjectComputer programmingen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectMixed methods researchen_US
dc.subjectThinking processesen_US
dc.titleThinking processes used by high-performing students in a computer programming task.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID10113924 - Havenga, Hester Maria
dc.contributor.researchID10064915 - Mentz, Elsa


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