期刊名称：Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1547-5840
电子版ISSN：1547-5867
出版年度：2007
卷号：4
页码：277-289
出版社：Informing Science Institute
摘要：The problems encountered by students in first year computer programming units are a common
concern in many universities including Victoria University. A fundamental component of a computer
science curriculum, computer programming is a mandatory unit in a computing course. It is
also one of the most feared and hated units by many novice computing students who, having
failed or performed poorly in a programming unit, often drop out from a course. This article discusses
some of the difficulties experienced by first year programming students, and reviews some
of the initiatives undertaken to counter the problems. The article also reports on the first stage of a
current research project at Victoria University that aims to develop a balanced approach to teaching
first year programming units; its goal is to ¡®befriend¡¯ computer programming to help promote
success among new programming students.
