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Can we quantify confusion? Is there a relationship between confusion and compilation behavior? This study was designed to answer these questions. The knowledge and information drawn from this study may be incorporated in intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). Being able to understand the state of confusion in a novice programmer's experience can give a picture of how a student new to programming thinks, how he perceives the problem, and how he creates solutions. Standards critical to excellence in programming need not be sacrificed, but when learning is made more manageable, the novice programmer gets this message: "We can make you the best programmer ever, and we would like to help." Hopefully, this message coupled with confusion - regulated learning experiences will help lessen failure and attrition rate in programming courses and information sciences in the future.
About the author
Teresita S. Paccarangan es profesora de la Unidad de Informática de la Escuela Superior de Ciencias de Filipinas, donde se graduó en 1975 y ha estado enseñando desde 1994. También es coautora de un libro, Computer Networking Basics en 2008 a través de TechFactors Inc. Anteriormente, enseñó física en la escuela secundaria durante unos diez años.
