Contribution: This paper adds to the results of previous systematic literature reviews by
addressing a more contemporary context of introductory programming. It proposes a …

Diagnostic messages generated by compilers and interpreters such as syntax error
messages have been researched for over half of a century. Unfortunately, these messages …

A key part of learning to program is learning to understand programming error messages.
They can be hard to interpret and identifying the cause of errors can be time-consuming …

Educational data mining and learning analytics promise better understanding of student
behavior and knowledge, as well as new information on the tacit factors that contribute to …

Recent studies in the literature have shown that syntax remains a significant barrier to
novice computer science students in the field. While this syntax barrier is known to exist …

Blocks-based programming environments are becoming increasingly common in
introductory programming courses, but to date, little comparative work has been done to …

Teaching programming to beginners is a complex task. In this article, the effects of three
factors—choice of programming language, problem-solving training, and the use of …

New software engineers and casual developers are needed in many different areas.
However, students face many difficulties while learning the logic of computer programming …

Programming error messages play an important role in learning to program. The cycle of
program input and error message response completes a loop between the programmer and …

Identifying and correcting syntax errors is a challenge all novice programmers confront. As
educators, the more we understand about the nature of these errors and how students …