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PPIG 2006

18^th Annual Workshop

7 - 8 September 2006

University of Sussex, Brighton UK

Programme

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Thu, 7 September 2006

Learning Programming (joint session with VL/HCC)

A Competence Model for Object-Interaction in Introductory Programming [PDF] (1133K)
Jens Bennedsen & Carsten Schulte
Subsetability as a New Cognitive Dimension? [PDF] (654K)
Robert M. Dondero, Jr. & Susan Wiedenbeck
Threshold for the Introduction of Programming: Providing Learners with a Simple Computer Model [PDF] (671K)
Joseph T. Khalife
The Effect of Using Problem-Solving Tutors on the Self-Confidence of Students [PDF] (1038K)
Amruth N Kumar
Teaching Programming: Going beyond "Objects First" [PDF] (640K)
Jorma Sajaniemi & Chenglie Hu
Why Don't They Do What We Want Them to Do [PDF] (584K)
Shmuel Schwarz & Mordechai Ben-Ari

Lunch

Keynote Address

The Hindsight Saga
Thomas Green
Dept of Computer Science, University of Leeds

Afternoon Tea

Abstraction and metaphor

Metaphors we Program By: Space, Action and Society in Java [PDF] (2159K)
Alan F. Blackwell
Testing Programming Aptitude [PDF] (1401K)
Saeed Dehnadi
An Experiment on the Effects of Program Code Highlighting on Visual Search for Local Patterns [PDF] (833K)
Tuomas Hakala, Pekka Nykyri & Jorma Sajaniemi
Cognitive Perspectives on the Role of Naming in Computer Programs [PDF] (693K)
Ben Liblit, Andrew Begel & Eve Sweetser
Program Visualization: Comparing Eye-Tracking Patterns with Comprehension Summaries [PDF] (800K)
Roman Bednarik
Abstraction levels in editing programs [PDF] (677K)
John C G Sturdy

Dinner and Petanque on Brighton Beach

Fri, 8 September 2006

Collaboration in Software Development

Users' participation to the design process in a Free Open Source Software online community [PDF] (1495K)
Flore Barcellini, Françoise Détienne & Jean-Marie Burkhardt
Towards understanding Source and Configuration Management tools as a method of introducing learners to the culture of software development [PDF] (635K)
Aidan Delaney
Challenges, Motivations, and Success Factors in the Creation of Hurricane Katrina "Person Locator" Web Sites [PDF] (674K)
Christopher Scaffidi, Brad Myers & Mary Shaw
Comparing API Design Choices with Usability Studies: A Case Study and Future Directions [PDF] (576K)
Jeffrey Stylos, Steven Clarke & Brad Myers
The Development Designer Perspective [PDF] (975K)
Brent White & Lynn Rampoldi-Hnilo

Morning Tea

Keynote Address

Simplifying Software
Rachel K.E. Bellamy
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Lunch

Qualitative Enquiry

Stories from the Mobile Workplace: An Emerging Narrative Ethnography [PDF] (954K)
J. Hunt, P. Romero & J. Good
Empirically Refining a Model of Programmers' Information-Seeking Behavior during Software Maintenance [PDF] (694K)
Jim Buckley, Michael P. O'Brien & Norah Power
Initial Experiences of Using Grounded Theory Research in Computer Programming Education [PDF] (2032K)
Enda Dunican
Reading as an Ordinary and Available Skill in Computer Programming [PDF] (980K)
John Rooksby, David Martin & Mark Rouncefield

Keynote Address

Design Thinking
David Gilmore
Intel Corporation

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