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The Impact of Prior Programming Knowledge on Lecture Attendance and Final Exam

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Veerasamy, Ashok Kumar; D'Souza, Daryl; Lindén, Rolf; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2018

In this article, we report the results of the impact of prior programming knowledge (PPK) on lecture attendance (LA) and on subsequent final programming exam performance in a university level introductory programming course. This study used Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, multiple regression, Kruskal-Wallis, and Bonferroni correction…

Descriptors: Prior Learning, Programming, Computer Science Education, Lecture Method