ABSTRACT
One of the most common research focuses in instructional computing during the last decade has been the learning of programming languages for the development of problem-solving skills. HyperCard has been found to be an excellent tool for creating prototypes of some more complicated and comprehensive projects. The chapter compares the effectiveness of the BASIC programming language versus the HyperCard authoring language on promoting problem-solving skills and the reduction of computer anxiety. It also determined the relationships between problem solving and computer anxiety, problem solving and programming, problem solving and debugging, computer anxiety and programming, and computer anxiety and debugging. The two significant, negative correlations for the BASIC group provide even more evidence of BASIC’S relatively greater difficulty.
