Mission to Mars – A Study on Naming and Referring

Algorithms processing complex structures like graphs contain references to entities, which are part of the structure. This contribution first presents an analysis of naming techniques and discusses implications to working memory load. Then some findings of a study on naming and referring in naïve al...

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Published inTeaching Fundamental Concepts of Informatics Vol. 5941; pp. 182 - 193
Main Author Weigend, Michael
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Springer Berlin / Heidelberg 2010
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
SeriesLecture Notes in Computer Science
Subjects
algorithm
intuitive models
name
Naming
programming
working memory
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ISBN9783642113758
3642113753
ISSN0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-11376-5_17

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Summary:Algorithms processing complex structures like graphs contain references to entities, which are part of the structure. This contribution first presents an analysis of naming techniques and discusses implications to working memory load. Then some findings of a study on naming and referring in naïve algorithms (involving more than 200 high school students) are presented. The study is based on workshops, in which the students first interpreted a model algorithm and then wrote algorithms by themselves, adopting – to some extent – techniques from the model.
ISBN:9783642113758
3642113753
ISSN:0302-9743
1611-3349
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-11376-5_17