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SUMMARY:SQ Minus EQ can Predict Programming Aptitude - Stuart Wray
DTSTART:20070919T131500Z
DTEND:20070919T141500Z
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CONTACT:Timothy G. Griffin
DESCRIPTION:Tests for programming aptitude have a long but disappointing h
 istory. In\nthe 1960s\, variants of IBM's Programmer Aptitude Test were wi
 dely used\nbut were eventually discarded because of their poor predictive 
 power. In\nrecent years\, interest in predicting programming aptitude has 
 been\nrekindled\, in large part because of the difficulties many students 
 have\nin introductory programming classes. However\, almost all tests whic
 h\ncould be administered before the start of a course have poor predictive
 \npower.\n\nIn this talk I present the results from a study of students in
  an\nundergraduate programming class. In this study\, a combination of the
 \nAutism Research Centre's SQ and EQ personality tests showed a high\ncorr
 elation (r = .67\, p = 0.002) with a direct test of programming\nability. 
 These results have interesting implications\, not just for those\nteaching
  or learning programming\, but for anyone who works with software.\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory
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