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The researchers posit that the students who start by applying rules consistently across problems learn programming better than those who don't. For me, this ra
by decode 18y ago
The researchers posit that the students who start by applying rules consistently across problems learn programming better than those who don't. For me, this raises some questions:
1) Can this mindset be taught?
2) Can this mindset be taught to anyone?
3) Can this mindset be taught more easily to the young than the old?
4) Is this mindset a disadvantage in some areas? E.g. does it hurt you if you're a psychologist or a novelist?
I'd love to see some research to answer those questions.
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y ago4) Is this mindset a disadvantage in some areas? E.g. does it hurt you if you're a psychologist or a novelist? It depends on what kind of novelist you want to be, I think. A good illustration of the differences comes from Brandon Sanderson in his essay on "hard" versus "soft" magic. Hard systems give the reader the satisfaction of solving puzzles and difficulties along with the characters. Soft systems preserve a feeling of mystery and wonder. Both can make for good writing. On the one end you have Tolkien, and on the other, Asimov. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article/40/Sandersons-First-Law http://www.brandonsanderson.com/article/40/Sandersons-First-...
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoAs I think about this novelist mindset connection once more, I'm reminded of a conversation I had with LE Modesitt who is the author of some of my favorite 'Hard' fantasy novels. He has an extremely large base of readers who are engineers. They really love the logic and problem-solving he introduces in his magic system. Interestingly, another large lobe of his fanbase is female readers looking for intelligent romantic fiction.
- Shamiq 18y agoArguably two of my favorite authors.