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Hogue, Andrew; Kapralos, Bill; Desjardins, Francois – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2011
Purpose: Problem/project-based-learning (PBL) approaches have traditionally been shown to be effective for learning within many professional programs that are directly related to the students' future career. The PBL approach has been adopted for over four decades in such fields as medicine and engineering and studies have demonstrated that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Information Technology, Laptop Computers
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Siozou, Stefania; Tselios, Nikolaos; Komis, Vassilis – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to compare the effect of different representations while teaching basic algorithmic concepts to novice programmers. Design/methodology/approach: A learning activity was designed and mediated with two conceptually different learning environments, each one used by a different group. The first group used the…
Descriptors: Flow Charts, Programming, Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Analysis
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Fournier, Jean-Pierre; Sansonnet, Jean-Paul – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to sketch the emerging notion of auto-adaptive software when applied to e-learning software. Design/methodology/approach: The study and the implementation of the auto-adaptive architecture are based on the operational framework "ActiveTutor" that is used for teaching the topic of computer science programming in first-grade…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Heuristics, Computer Software