The Effects of Computer Programming on Performance in Mathematics.
Stuart D. Milner · 1973
ABSTRACT The purpose was to investigate the effects of computer programming on performance in mathematics. The LOGO programming languagewas taught to 18 fifth, graders. A ,pretestposttest design was employed to determine whether the mathematical concept of variable could be learned through computer programming; a non-computer group of 20 fifth graders was used as a control group. Results indicated that the notion of variable could be learned through computer programming. In addition, three instructional methods for teaching programming were studied. The methods--algorithm-given, incompletecomplete program, no information given7-were considered in terms of performance in writing programs. Findings showed that although instructional method may faci-itate the IA