Seeking or Skipping Regularities? Novice Tendencies and the Role of Invariants

Every repetitive process encapsulates a regularity pattern, which may be expressed as an invariant assertion. Invariants embody implicit, insightful properties that characterize the execution of programming statements. Due to their implicit nature, invariants may be less apparent to algorithmic prob...

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Main Author: David GINAT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University 2003-10-01
Series:Informatics in Education
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Online Access:http://www.mii.lt/informatics_in_education/pdf/INFE022.pdf