Parameter Passing: The Conceptions Novices Construct

Parameter Passing: The Conceptions Novices Construct

This study explores the parameter-related misconceptions of two college students enrolled in a Pascal programming course. Findings indicate that both students appeared to conceive a direct procedure-to-procedure linkage, with the connection being made by identically named formal parameters. Both stu...

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