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---+ Ducky Thesis Proposal Notes

---++ Problem Statement
@@@ A clear statement of the problem and the research question.

---++ Literature Review
@@@ A presentation of the relevant literature and the theoretical framework.

---++ Proposed data-gathering methods
@@@ A description of the research design and instruments and data gathering methods. 

---++ Proposed analysis methods
@@@ An outline of the plan for data analysis and the rationale for the level and method chosen, applicable statistical tests and computer programs.

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---+ Unsorted junk

---++ Tools needed
   * Logging sw
   * visualization sw
      * something that replays the session
      * Mylog
   * data mining sw 
   * something that checks that the trace is complete -- replays the session and makes sure that replaying the trace creates the handin


---++ Need academic ref
   * [[http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/HighNotes.html][reference to Stanley Eisenstat yale cs 323]] time vs. outcome studies


---++ Interesting references for me to chase down
   * Cross, E. The behavioral styles of computer programmers. in Proc 8th Annual SIGCPR Conference. 1970. Maryland, WA, USA.

   * Mayer, D.B. and A.W. Stalnaker. Selection and Evaluation of Computer Personnel – the Research History of SIG/CPR. in Proc 1968 23rd ACM National Conference,. 1968. Las Vegas, NV, USA.

   * Michael McCracken, Vicki Almstrum, Danny Diaz, Mark Guzdial, Dianne Hagan, Yifat Ben- David Kolikant, Cary Laxer, Lynda Thomas, Ian Utting, and Tadeusz Wilusz. A multinational, multi-institutional study of assessment of programming skills of first-year CS students. In Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education, Canterbury, UK, 2001. ACM Press.

   * B Adelson and E Soloway. The role of domain experience in software design. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 11(November):1351–1360, 1985.
   * Jeffrey Bonar and Elliot Soloway. Uncovering principles of novice programming. In 10th ACM POPL, pages 10–13, 1983.

and other references from [[http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/PhDArea/saeed/paper1.pdf][This Camel Has Two Humps]] and [[http://www.cs.mdx.ac.uk/research/PhDArea/saeed/S_Dehnadi_ppij-2006__2.pdf][Testing Programming Aptitude]]

 [[http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:5sZH4p3h9h8J:www.cis.strath.ac.uk/~linxiao/TechReport2006.doc+students+who+had+a+consistent+model+did+better+than+inconsistent+model+even+when+wrong&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=9&client=firefox][follow-on to the camel]]
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