Abstract
This paper reports research on the effect of prior programming experience on success in an objects-first CS1. In an objects-first, approach students are taught from the very beginning to think in terms of objects and the fundamentals of object-oriented programming, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. These concepts are introduced before traditional selection and iterative constructs. The finding that students with prior programming experience do not do better than those without such experience flies in the face of conventional wisdom.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 240-244 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | SIGCSE Bulletin (Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2004 |
| Event | 35th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Norfolk, VA, United States Duration: Mar 3 2004 → Mar 7 2004 |
Keywords
- CS1
- Curriculum
- Object Oriented-Design
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Objects-First
- Predictors of Success
- Prior Programming Experience
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