The Psychological and Background Characteristics Influencing Students' Success in Computer Programming

Goodwin, L. G.; Wilkes, John M.

doi:10.1080/08886504.1986.11008430

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“…Mathematics ability has for a long time been reported to positively relate to performance in computer science courses (including programming) in many studies [10,11,12,23,24,25,26,27]. Other researchers reported that mathematics background and ability significantly predicted achievement in computer and analytical skills associated with both disciplines [2,5].…”

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Mathematics Ability and Anxiety, Computer and Programming Anxieties, Age and Gender as Determinants of Achievement in Basic Programming

Owolabi¹,

Olanipekun²,

Iwerima³

2014

GSTF J Comput

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Abstract-Computer programming which forms the major component of most technological inventions is perceived by most computer science students as difficult. Some researchers have also reported that failure rates in programming courses are between 30% and 40%. It has therefore become necessary to study factors that could influence achievement in programming. This study therefore investigated the interaction between some selected factors (mathematics ability, mathematics anxiety, computer anxiety, programming anxiety, age and gender) and achievement in Basic programming. The study adopted a correlational design with achievement in Basic programming as the dependent variable, while mathematics ability, mathematics anxiety, computer anxiety, programming anxiety, age and gender serve as the independent variables. Three scales namely; mathematics anxiety (r = 0.82), computer anxiety (r = 0.82) and programming anxiety (r = 0.82) rating scales were used for data collection. Data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) coefficient and multiple regression analyses.The result of the analysis showed that the correlation between mathematics ability and achievement in Basic programming are positive and significant. The composite effect of the factors under study on achievement in Basic programming is 20.8%. Efforts should be made to motivate students to improve their mathematics ability so as to improve programming performance and consequently improve efficiency in programming.

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Mathematics Ability and Anxiety, Computer and Programming Anxieties, Age and Gender as Determinants of Achievement in Basic Programming

Owolabi¹,

Olanipekun²,

Iwerima³

2014

GSTF J Comput

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“…The differences, again, were attributed to a male-oriented computer culture in the early school years where boys monopolized the use of computers. Goodwin and Wilkes (1986), using students in an engineering college, found that students' attitudes (which are partly shaped by previous experience) correlated positively with their performance in a computer science course. However, they pointed out that future research should also include liberal arts students in order to reach more generalized conclusions.…”

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Computer Use, Computer Attitudes, and Gender

Wu¹,

Morgan²

1989

Journal of Research on Computing in Education

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The effect of gender, prior experience and learning setting on computer competency

Feng

1996

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The Psychological and Background Characteristics Influencing Students' Success in Computer Programming

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Mathematics Ability and Anxiety, Computer and Programming Anxieties, Age and Gender as Determinants of Achievement in Basic Programming

Mathematics Ability and Anxiety, Computer and Programming Anxieties, Age and Gender as Determinants of Achievement in Basic Programming

Computer Use, Computer Attitudes, and Gender

The effect of gender, prior experience and learning setting on computer competency

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