Belmont University Research Symposium (BURS)

Code and Cognition: Investigating the Working Memory, Attention, and Linguistic Processing of Programmers

Publication Date

Spring 5-1-2024

College

Sciences and Mathematics, College of

Department

Psychological Science, Department of

BURS Faculty Advisor

Michael Oliver

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Abstract

Given the increasing demand for programming skills, a new wave of research studying human factors has begun to investigate the cognitive advantages of programming. Historically, studying the cognition of programming has been limited to a focus on software developers and the cognitive implications within different aspects of the development life cycle such as documentation, design, and testing. In recent years, studies have moved towards modeling various underlying cognitive process in programming activities such as comprehension, debugging, and code reviews. In addition to utilizing objective measures such as eye tracking, EEG, and fMRI, studies have expanded to investigating the application on computer science education. As more research begins to shed light on the cognition of programming using objective measures, this study aims to investigate the cognitive implications of acquiring programming knowledge in college students through the use of EEG, specifically focusing on the acquisition of the syntax of object-oriented languages and its correlation to memory and attention.

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