An overview on common mistakes by students for introduction, basic elements and selection control structure in Fundamentals of Computer Problem Solving (CSC128) course / Naemah Abdul Wahab, Wan Anisha Wan Mohammad and Azlina Mohd Mydin

Abdul Wahab, Naemah and Wan Mohammad, Wan Anisha and Mohd Mydin, Azlina Mohd Mydin (2020) An overview on common mistakes by students for introduction, basic elements and selection control structure in Fundamentals of Computer Problem Solving (CSC128) course / Naemah Abdul Wahab, Wan Anisha Wan Mohammad and Azlina Mohd Mydin. Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (TLHE), 1. pp. 90-95. ISSN 978-967-0841-86-1

Abstract

Computer programming is an abstract subject that requires correct understanding, suitable teaching approaches and tools as well as proper learning materials to support the teaching and learning process of novice learners. According to Robins et. al (2003), they stated that du Boulay (1989) describe five domains that a novice programmers must mastered in learning programming are the general orientation of a program, the notational machine model, the notation of a programming language, programming structures and pragmatics In view of the above research on the key aspects of learning to program, the following section will discuss on the background of computer problem solving course that is offered in our university to a non-major of computer course learners, what are the common mistakes that these novice programmers done according to the first three chapters in our syllabus and a summarisation of suggestion for the learners to ponder.

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Item Type: Article
Creators:
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Email / ID Num.
Abdul Wahab, Naemah
naema586@uitm.edu.my
Wan Mohammad, Wan Anisha
wanan122@uitm.edu.my
Mohd Mydin, Azlina Mohd Mydin
azlin143@uitm.edu.my
Contributors:
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Email / ID Num.
Advisor
Hamat, Muniroh
UNSPECIFIED
Chief Editor
Kadar, Rozita
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Subjects: L Education > LG Individual institutions
L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia
L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia > Universiti Teknologi MARA > Pulau Pinang
L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia > Malaysia > Universiti Teknologi MARA
L Education > LG Individual institutions > Asia
Q Science > QA Mathematics
Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer literacy
Q Science > QA Mathematics > Computer literacy > Malaysia
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pulau Pinang > Permatang Pauh Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (TLHE)
ISSN: 978-967-0841-86-1
Volume: 1
Page Range: pp. 90-95
Keywords: Computer Programming, Programmers, Syllabus
Date: June 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/77262
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