Apparently you need to access the paper via the author's website. http://web.cs.unlv.edu/stefika/Papers.php
Cheers, bob On Jun 9, 2014, at 11:09 PM, robert therriault <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your insight with fresh eyes Jon. > > I agree that the pictures can be worth a thousand words, the trick is to > select them so they trigger the most useful thousand words for the learner. > > I recently looked at this paper with an empirical approach to language > interface design and this might be extended to choosing teaching materials as > well. > > • Andreas Stefik and Susanna Siebert. 2013. An Empirical Investigation > into Programming Language Syntax. ACM Transactions on Computing Education 13, > 4, Article 19 (November 2013), 40 pages. > http://dl.acm.org/authorize?6968137 > > The link will redirect from ACM Portal if you wait 10 seconds. > > cheers, bob > > ps. I am cross posting to chat where discussion of educational materials > feels more appropriate. > > On Jun 9, 2014, at 6:56 PM, Jon Hough <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would just like to share a thought for anyone making material for >> beginners in J. >> I know that the NuVoc has been recently implemented and I find myself always >> referring to it. For a J beginner like myself it is indispensable. And the J >> reference card (which I printed out and often browse) is also a great help. >> >> But a quick suggestion to anyone who is continuing to make material: >> This brief introduction >> >> www.jsoftware.com/books/pdf/brief.pdf >> has several great diagrams (page 17). I found this PDF a couple of weeks >> ago, and just looking at those diagrams it all clicked, in the sense that I >> pretty much instantly understood how J function composition works, in >> general. I wish I had found them earlier, and also wish these diagrams >> figured more prominently in material. (I now the ref card has diagrams for >> hooks and forks) >> This is just an observation that might help. >> Regards. >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
