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Scaffolding, the Zone of Proximal Development, and Novice Programmers

Awbi, NK; Whalley, JL; Philpott, A
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The work, which is part of a doctoral research project, reported here aims to explore the learning strategies that novice computer programmers adopt when writing code, the ways in which they integrate knowledge, and the processes they employ when applying their knowledge and skills in different contexts. Here we present an analysis of the data obtained using think‐aloud retrospective interviews of two novice programmers attempting to solve a set of programming tasks. Our findings, based on a narrative analysis of these interviews, indicate that scaffolding can influence progression in learning and can extend a student’s zone of proximal development.
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K.3 [Computers & Education]; Computer & Information Science Education; Computer Science Education
Date
January 30, 2015
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Journal of Applied Computing and Information Technology, vol.19(1)
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Journal Article
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CITRENZ
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http://www.citrenz.ac.nz/jacit/JACIT1901/2015Awbi_Scaffolding.html
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The author(s) assign to CITRENZ and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced.

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