Optimists have more fun, but do they learn better? On the influence of emotional and social factors on learning introductory computer science

Jens Bennedsen, Michael E. Caspersen. Optimists have more fun, but do they learn better? On the influence of emotional and social factors on learning introductory computer science. Computer Science Education, 18(1):1-16, 2008. [doi]

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  title = {Optimists have more fun, but do they learn better? On the influence of emotional and social factors on learning introductory computer science},
  author = {Jens Bennedsen and Michael E. Caspersen},
  year = {2008},
  doi = {10.1080/08993400701791133},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08993400701791133},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/BennedsenC08-1},
  cites = {0},
  citedby = {0},
  journal = {Computer Science Education},
  volume = {18},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1-16},
}