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APPENDIX<br />

Table 4. The Factors, their Definitions and their items<br />

Factors Operational Definition Items Source<br />

Performance The degree to which an Using programming improves my performance in a task. (PE1) [18]<br />

Expectancy individual believes that Programming enhances my effectiveness in tasks progressing.<br />

(PE)<br />

attending the respective<br />

course is useful for him/her.<br />

(PE2)<br />

Programming would make it easier to complete a task. (PE3)<br />

Programming increases productivity in completing tasks. (PE4)<br />

Satisfaction The degree to which a I am satisfied with the programming experience. (STF1)<br />

[14]<br />

(STF)<br />

person positively feels with I am pleased with the programming experience. (STF2)<br />

the respective course. My decision to use programming was a wise one. (STF3)<br />

My feeling to use programming was good. (STF4)<br />

Social Influ- The degree to which an People who are important to me think that Ι should learn pro- [14]<br />

ence (SI) individual perceives that gramming. (SI1)<br />

most people who are im- People who influence my behavior encourage me to learn proportant<br />

to him think he<br />

should or should not attend<br />

the respective course.<br />

gramming. (SI2)<br />

Self-Efficacy The degree <strong>of</strong> conviction I could complete a programming task …<br />

[17]<br />

(SEF)<br />

that one can successfully if there was no one around to tell me what to do. (SEF1)<br />

execute the operation re- if I had only instructions for reference. (SEF2)<br />

quired to produce the outcomes.<br />

if I had never used it before. (SEF3)<br />

Behavioral The degree <strong>of</strong> students’ I intend to continue learning programming in the future. (BI1) [18]<br />

Intention (BI) willingness to attend the I will continue learning programming in the future. (BI2)<br />

respective course<br />

I will regularly learn programming in the future. (BI3)<br />

Confidence I feel confident in …<br />

Problem Solv- The degree <strong>of</strong> students’ un<strong>der</strong>standing the problems presented to me. (CPS1)<br />

[11]<br />

ingConfidence (CPS)<br />

confidence to successfully<br />

cope with various problems<br />

identifying the components <strong>of</strong> a problem. (CPS2)<br />

analyzing a problem to other simpler ones. (CPS3)<br />

posing a problem, formulating it accurately and completely.<br />

(CPS4)<br />

Confidence The degree <strong>of</strong> students’ formulating the forms <strong>of</strong> conditional statement if. (CCC1) [11]<br />

for using Data<br />

Commands<br />

confidence to successfully<br />

use data commands<br />

discerning the differences <strong>of</strong> the forms <strong>of</strong> conditional statement<br />

if. (CCC2)<br />

(Conditional-<br />

selecting the best form <strong>of</strong> conditional statement depending on the<br />

Loop)<br />

problem. (CCC3)<br />

formulating the loop statement.(CLC1)<br />

selecting the best loop statement. (CLC2)<br />

using the appropriate loop statement. (CLC3)<br />

Confidence The degree <strong>of</strong> students’ deciding whether it is necessary to use an array. (CDS1)<br />

[11]<br />

for Data Struc- confidence to successfully selecting the formula <strong>of</strong> array (one‐dimensional, two‐<br />

tures (CDS) use data structures<br />

dimensional, etc.). (CDS2)<br />

entering, processing and printing the items <strong>of</strong> an array. (CDS3)<br />

doing general exercises and exercises <strong>of</strong> searching and sorting<br />

using the structure <strong>of</strong> the array. (CDS4)<br />

defining the structures <strong>of</strong> the stack and queue with the correspondent<br />

operations. (CDS5)<br />

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