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The Psychology of How Novices Learn Computer Programming
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Volume 13 ,  Issue 1  (March 1981) table of contents
Pages: 121 - 141  
Year of Publication: 1981
ISSN:0360-0300
Author
Richard E. Mayer  Department of Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California
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ACM  New York, NY, USA
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