TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hofuku, Yoyoi
A1  - Cho, Shinya
A1  - Nishida, Tomohiro
A1  - Kanemune, Susumu
T1  - Why is programming difficult?
BT  - proposal for learning programming in “small steps” and a prototype tool for detecting “gaps”
JF  - Commentarii informaticae didacticae : (CID)
N2  - In this article, we propose a model for an understanding process that learners can use while studying programming. We focus on the “small step” method, in which students learn only a few concepts for one program to avoid having trouble with learning programming. We also analyze the difference in the description order between several C programming textbooks on the basis of the model. We developed a tool to detect “gaps” (a lot of concepts to be learned in a program) in programming textbooks.
KW  - ISSEP
KW  - Informatics Education
Y1  - 2013
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-64458
SN  - 1868-0844
SN  - 2191-1940
IS  - 6
SP  - 13
EP  - 24
PB  - Universitätsverlag Potsdam
CY  - Potsdam
ER  -