Development of an interactive test system for students' improving learning outcomes in a computer programming course

Tzu Chi Yang, Stephen J.H. Yang, Gwo Jen Hwang

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Abstract

Computer programming is an important competence for engineering and computer science students. Teaching and learning programming concepts and skills have been recognized as being a big challenge to both teachers and students. Accordingly, researchers have indicated that 'learning strategy,' 'lack of study' and 'lack of practice' are the causal attributes of success or failure in a computer programming course. Therefore, to cope with this problem, an interactive test system is proposed to enhance students' learning outcomes in computer programming courses in this study. An experiment has been conducted on a college computer programming course to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The experimental results show that the proposed approach can benefit the students in enhancing their programming skills. In addition, the students' attitudes toward learning computer programming were improved.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2014
EditorsRonghuai Huang, Kinshuk, Demetrios G. Sampson, Michael J. Spector, Nian-Shing Chen
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages637-639
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781479940387
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Sep 2014
Event14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2014 - Athens, Greece
Duration: 7 Jul 20149 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE 14th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2014

Conference

Conference14th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityAthens
Period7/07/149/07/14

Keywords

  • computer programming
  • computer-assisted learning
  • web-based learning environments

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