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'''Marian Petre''' (born 1959) is a British computer scientist and Professor of Computing at the [[Open University]] and Director of its Centre for Research in Computing (CRC), known for her work on Visual Programming Environments, and developed the concept of [[cognitive dimensions of notations]].<ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref><ref>[[Scaife, Mike]], and [[Yvonne Rogers]]. "External cognition: how do graphical representations work?." ''International journal of human-computer studies'' 45.2 (1996): 185-213.</ref><ref>Jacko, Julie A., ed.'' Human Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications.'' CRC press, 2012.</ref>
'''Marian Petre''' (born 1959) is a British computer scientist and Professor of Computing at the [[Open University]] and Director of its Centre for Research in Computing (CRC), known for her work on Visual Programming Environments, and co-developed the concept of [[cognitive dimensions of notations]].<ref name=gs>{{Google scholar id}}</ref><ref>[[Scaife, Mike]], and [[Yvonne Rogers]]. "External cognition: how do graphical representations work?." ''International journal of human-computer studies'' 45.2 (1996): 185-213.</ref><ref>Jacko, Julie A., ed.'' Human Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications.'' CRC press, 2012.</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Petre obtained her [[PhD]] in computer science from the [[University College London]] in 1989.<ref name=PhDm>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=University College London (University of London)|url=https://catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/record=b1589919|title=Finding a basis for matching programming languages to programming tasks|first= Marian|last=Petre|date=1989|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.252003}}|website=london.ac.uk|oclc=927053838}}</ref>
Petre obtained her [[Ph.D.]] in computer science from the [[University College London]] in 1989.<ref name=PhDm>{{cite thesis|degree=PhD|publisher=University College London (University of London)|url=https://catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/record=b1589919|title=Finding a basis for matching programming languages to programming tasks|first= Marian|last=Petre|date=1989|id={{EThOS|uk.bl.ethos.252003}}|website=london.ac.uk|oclc=927053838}}</ref>

==Career and research==
==Career and research==
In 1990 she started her academic career at the Institute for Perception Research (IPO), in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, which was directed by [[Theo Bemelmans]]. Back in Britain she joined the [[Open University]] and started cooperation with [[Thomas R.G. Green]], with whom she developed the concept of [[cognitive dimensions of notations]]. At the Open University she was eventually{{when|date=October 2019}} promoted to Professor of Computing. Petre was awarded a [[Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award]]{{when|date=October 2019}} in "recognition of her empirical research into software design."<ref>Andy Oram, Greg Wilson (2010), ''Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It.'' p. 582.</ref>
In 1990 she started her academic career at the Institute for Perception Research (IPO), in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, which was directed by [[Theo Bemelmans]]. Back in Britain she joined the [[Open University]] and started cooperation with [[Thomas R.G. Green]], with whom she developed the concept of [[cognitive dimensions of notations]]. At the Open University she was eventually{{when|date=October 2019}} promoted to Professor of Computing. Petre was awarded a [[Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award]]{{when|date=October 2019}} in "recognition of her empirical research into software design."<ref>Andy Oram, Greg Wilson (2010), ''Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It.'' p. 582.</ref>
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=== Selected publications ===
=== Selected publications ===
Her selected publications include:<ref name=gs/>
Her selected publications include:<ref name=gs/>
* Fincher, Sally, and Marian Petre, eds. ''Computer science education research.'' CRC Press, 2004. {{ISBN missing}}
* [[Sally Fincher|Fincher, Sally]], and Marian Petre, eds. ''Computer science education research.'' CRC Press, 2004. {{ISBN missing}}
* Petre, Marian, and [[Gordon Rugg]]. ''The unwritten rules of PhD research.'' McGraw-Hill International, 2010. {{ISBN missing}}
* Petre, Marian, and [[Gordon Rugg]]. ''The unwritten rules of PhD research.'' McGraw-Hill International, 2010. {{ISBN missing}}
* [[Green, Thomas R.G.]], Marian Petre, and R. K. E. Bellamy. "Comprehensibility of visual and textual programs: A test of superlativism against the’match-mismatch’conjecture." ''ESP'' 91.743 (1991): 121–146.
* [[Green, Thomas R.G.]], Marian Petre, and R. K. E. Bellamy. "Comprehensibility of visual and textual programs: A test of superlativism against the’match-mismatch’conjecture." ''ESP'' 91.743 (1991): 121–146.
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Marian Petre
Born1959 (age 65–66)
Alma materUniversity College London (PhD)
AwardsRoyal Society Wolfson Fellowship
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science[1]
InstitutionsOpen University
ThesisFinding a basis for matching programming languages to programming tasks (1989)
Websitemcs.open.ac.uk/mp8

Marian Petre (born 1959) is a British computer scientist and Professor of Computing at the Open University and Director of its Centre for Research in Computing (CRC), known for her work on Visual Programming Environments, and co-developed the concept of cognitive dimensions of notations.[1][2][3]

Education

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Petre obtained her Ph.D. in computer science from the University College London in 1989.[4]

Career and research

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In 1990 she started her academic career at the Institute for Perception Research (IPO), in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, which was directed by Theo Bemelmans. Back in Britain she joined the Open University and started cooperation with Thomas R.G. Green, with whom she developed the concept of cognitive dimensions of notations. At the Open University she was eventually[when?] promoted to Professor of Computing. Petre was awarded a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award[when?] in "recognition of her empirical research into software design."[5]

Selected publications

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Her selected publications include:[1]

  • Fincher, Sally, and Marian Petre, eds. Computer science education research. CRC Press, 2004. [ISBN missing]
  • Petre, Marian, and Gordon Rugg. The unwritten rules of PhD research. McGraw-Hill International, 2010. [ISBN missing]
  • Green, Thomas R.G., Marian Petre, and R. K. E. Bellamy. "Comprehensibility of visual and textual programs: A test of superlativism against the’match-mismatch’conjecture." ESP 91.743 (1991): 121–146.
  • Petre, Marian. "Why looking isn't always seeing: readership skills and graphical programming." Communications of the ACM 38.6 (1995): 33–44. doi:10.1145/203241.203251
  • Green, Thomas R. G., and Marian Petre. "Usability analysis of visual programming environments: a ‘cognitive dimensions’ framework[permanent dead link‍]." Journal of Visual Languages & Computing 7.2 (1996): 131–174. doi:10.1006/jvlc.1996.0009
  • Petre, Marian, and Alan F. Blackwell. "Mental imagery in program design and visual programming." International Journal of Human-Computer Studies 51.1 (1999): 7-30.
  • Carswell, L., Thomas, P., Petre, M., Price, B., & Richards, M. (2000). "Distance education via the Internet: The student experience." British Journal of Educational Technology, 31(1), 29-46 doi:10.1111/1467-8535.00133

References

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  1. ^ a b c Marian Petre publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Scaife, Mike, and Yvonne Rogers. "External cognition: how do graphical representations work?." International journal of human-computer studies 45.2 (1996): 185-213.
  3. ^ Jacko, Julie A., ed. Human Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications. CRC press, 2012.
  4. ^ Petre, Marian (1989). Finding a basis for matching programming languages to programming tasks. london.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University College London (University of London). OCLC 927053838. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.252003.
  5. ^ Andy Oram, Greg Wilson (2010), Making Software: What Really Works, and Why We Believe It. p. 582.


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