Review of the Psychological Issues Relating to the Effectiveness of Structured Programming.

Abstract

Claims have been made that the failure of empirical studies to establish the efficacy of structured programming is due to the lack of psychological models of the programming task. Many authors have pointed out that psychological research on the human information processing model might provide substance to the claim that structured programming facilitates a programmer's understanding of program logic. This thesis reviews the results of current psychological research and shows that at this time it is not possible to build a satisfactory psychological model of the programmer and his/her task. In order to define the programming task more clearly, the issues involving the psychological model are identified. Additional keywords: Cognition; Problem solving; Mental ability. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA154593

Entities

People

  • C. A. C. Mcgrath

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Classification
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Debugging
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Language
  • Life Cycles
  • Programming Languages
  • Psychology
  • Software Development
  • Structured Programming
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Theoretical Analysis.