Search results for author:"David Scanlan"
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An Empirical Investigation of Flowchart Preference
David Scanlan; Leisa Clark
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 8, No. 2 (1989) pp. 56–64
Studies whether students' stated preferences for flowcharts or pseudocodes match their actual behaviors. Provides a review of the literature on flowchart utility. Reports that students preferred flowcharts to pseudocodes. Lists an example of both a...
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Learner and Gender Preferences for Structured Flowcharts: Two Studies
David A. Scanlan
Computers in the Schools Vol. 6, No. 3 (1989) pp. 61–85
Describes two studies of undergraduates that examined learner and gender preferences for structured flowcharts versus pseudocode in the comprehension of short, complex algorithms. Research dealing with algorithm comprehension and flowcharts is...