Pete, >This paper may be of use: > >Hong, J., 1998, The Use of Java as an Introductory Programming Language. >In: ACM Crossroads. http://www.acm.org/crossroads/xrds4-4/introjava.html.
I think paper contains the kind of opinionated view that Anneliese was referring to. What that paper did not say, and perhaps researchers are loth to say in public, is that trendyness (sorry, student demand) is an important factor in any choice. >> There is lots of very opinionated views out there, but I'm >> looking for >> scientific investigation. The only Java related paper I know of is: "Factor Analysis of Comprehension States in the Learning Phases of a Programming Language", available from: adw3.aist-nara.ac.jp/Invitation/ info/kmatsumoto/kmatsumoto.pdf There are some very interesting reports available from: http://psych-www.colorado.edu/ics/techpubs/tech_reports.html including: Teachers' and Researchers' Beliefs About Algebra Development and The Symbol Precendence View of Mathematical Development: A Corpus Analysis of the Rhetorical Structure of Textbooks These are about teaching elementary mathematics. If researchers have yet to figure out how to teach this kind of maths, after a few hundred years, I don't plan to hold my breath on a theory of teaching programming. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:derek@;knosof.co.uk Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
