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From playing to understanding: the transformative potential of discourse versus syntax in learning to program (2008)
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Flanagan, M., & Smith, J. (2009). From playing to understanding: the transformative potential of discourse versus syntax in learning to program. In R. Land, J. Meyer, & J. Smith (Eds.), Threshold concepts within the disciplines (91-106). Sense Publishers

in their addiction to computer games. However, their mastery of these lucrative products of object-oriented programming (OOP) does not readily translate into an understanding of OOP when presented as a formal first year course. One of the fascination... Read More about From playing to understanding: the transformative potential of discourse versus syntax in learning to program.