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The Psychology of How Novices Learn Computer Programming
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article Free Access Share on The Psychology of How Novices Learn Computer Programming Author: Richard E. Mayer Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CaliforniaView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM Computing SurveysVolume 13Issue 1March 1981 pp 121–141https://doi.org/10.1145/356835.356841Published:01 March 1981Publication History 324citation4,946DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations324Total Downloads4,946Last 12 Months268Last 6 weeks53 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my Alerts New Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF
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- Authors
- Mayer, R. E.
- Venue
- ACM Computing Surveys
- Published
- 1981-03
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 121-141
- ISSN
- 0360-0300 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-7341
- OpenAlex
- W2059311901
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- 450
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 51.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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