<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this article we have presented the results of an empirical study which was carried out on 130 students in Introduction to programming classes. Their initial preference, success rate, comprehension and subsequent preference were studied when dealing with programming tasks which could be solved using either iteration or recursion.</p></abstract>

In this article we have presented the results of an empirical study which was carried out on 130 students in Introduction to programming classes. Their initial preference, success rate, comprehension and subsequent preference were studied when dealing with programming tasks which could be solved using either iteration or recursion.

Iteration vs Recursion in Introduction to Programming Classes: An Empirical Study

Department of Computer Science, University of Economics – Varna, 9002 Varna,

Cybernetics and Information Technologies

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In this article we have presented the results of an empirical study which was carried out on 130 students in Introduction to programming classes. Their initial...

Iteration vs Recursion in Introduction to Programming Classes: An Empirical Study

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2016

Pages: 63 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2016-0068

Mots clés
Recursion, iteration, introduction to programming, education, students

© by Vladimir Sulov

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Iteration vs Recursion in Introduction to Programming Classes: An Empirical Study

Publié en ligne: 22 déc. 2016

Pages: 63 - 72

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cait-2016-0068

Mots clésRecursion, iteration, introduction to programming, education, students

© by Vladimir Sulov

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Recursion, iteration, introduction to programming, education, students