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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected Title: Combining programming and problem-solving instruction to enhance the problem-solving skills of high school students
Abstract: Problem solving and transfer have been studied for years, but their fusion with programming instruction is relatively new and requires extensive research. Gender differences in problem solving and programming are also issues worthy of study. This research examined the effects of problem-solving instruction on the problem-solving and transfer ability of novice high school programming students. Problem-solving ability was measured by the Non-Verbal Battery of the Cognitive Abilities Test. Transfer was examined by several researcher-prepared problems. This research examined the results to determine whether gender differences occurred in programming ability, scores on the Cognitive Abilities Test, or transfer tasks. No statistically significant mean differences in gender appeared in the areas of problem solving, programming, or transfer ability. However, group was a statistically significant main effect in the area of transfer, the treatment group improved in problem-solving ability, and gender differences appeared in male and female students' home computer use, initial computer instruction, and computer grades |
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