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. 2021 Jul 22;7:e647. doi: 10.7717/peerj-cs.647

Table 1. Search strings with respect to the digital repositories.

Database Search string
IEEE Xplore (“Introductory programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1”) AND (“course” OR “student”) NOT (“Visual programming” OR “Windows programming”)
ACM Digital library [[All: “introductory programming”] OR [All: “cs1”]] AND [[All: “course”] OR [All: “learn”]] AND NOT [[All: “visual programming”] OR [All: “windows programming”]]
SpringerLink ‘(“Introductory programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1”) AND (“course” OR “student”) NOT (“Visual programming” OR “Windows programming”)’
Wiley “(“Introductory programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1”) AND (“course” OR “student”) NOT (“Visual programming” OR “Windows programming”)”
Google Scholar (“Introductory programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1”) AND (“course” OR “student”) NOT (“Visual programming” OR “Windows programming”)
Taylor and Francis [[All: “introductory programming”] OR [All: “programming fundamentals”] OR [All: “cs1”]] AND [[All: “course”] OR [All: “student”]] AND NOT [[All: “visual programming”] OR [All: “windows programming”]]
MDPI (“Introductory programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1”) AND (“course” OR “student”) NOT (“Visual programming” OR “Windows programming”)
ERIC (“Introductory programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1”) AND (“course” OR “student”) NOT (“Visual programming” OR “Windows programming”)
SAGE [[All “introductory programming”] OR [All “programming fundamentals”] OR [All “cs1”]] AND [[All “course”] OR [All “student”]] AND NOT [[All “visual programming”] OR [All “windows programming”]]
Scopus “Introductory Programming” OR “Programming fundamentals” OR “CS1” AND “course” AND “student” AND NOT “Virtual programming” AND NOT “Windows programming”