DocumentCode :
3331176
Title :
Can´t see the words for the tree: interpretation and graphical representations
Author :
Brna, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Lancaster Univ., UK
fYear :
1996
fDate :
35082
Firstpage :
42370
Lastpage :
42372
Abstract :
We consider why it is important to take into account the role of interpretation within environments designed to support novices. Diagrammatic external representations (ERs) are increasingly being used to present new subject material, and students have to find an appropriate interpretation of the ER, whether or not they are provided with tutorial support. At its simplest, the interpretation process with which we are concerned is the associating of elements found in the ER with elements of the knowledge domain being learned during the various stages of problem comprehension, ER selection, ER construction and ER use (Cox and Brna, 1995). We consider a context in which individual students are learning to use an ER. We present an illustration with students solving problems using an unfamiliar visual programming representation
Keywords :
diagrams; computer science education; diagrammatic external representations; graphical representation; interpretation; novices; problem comprehension; students; visual programming;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
iet
Conference_Titel :
Thinking with Diagrams (Digest No: 1996/010), IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960043
Filename :
646152
Link To Document :
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