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Kalles, Dimitrios – Computers & Education, 2008
In this paper we offer a report on a university-level programming laboratory course that has been designed on top of a programming library. The course enforces soft skills, such as code inspection and team working, sharpens implementation skills and creates a bridge between introductory, language-specific instruction and senior-year full-blown…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Programming, Program Implementation
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Govender, I.; Grayson, D. J. – Computers & Education, 2008
This paper presents the results of an investigation into the various ways in which pre-service and in-service teachers experience learning to program in an object-oriented language. Both groups of teachers were enrolled in university courses. In most cases, the pre-service teachers were learning to program for the first time, while the in-service…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Programming, Preservice Teachers, Inservice Education
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Trotman, Andrew; Handley, Chris – Computers & Education, 2008
Each year the ACM hosts a truly international programming contest--the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). Dating back to a contest held by Texas A&M University in 1970, this annual event, along with the associated regional contests, has grown to 5606 teams from 1733 universities in 84 countries (in the year 2006). Despite the…
Descriptors: Programming, Higher Education, Problem Solving, Teamwork
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Mavrikis, Manolis; Gutierrez-Santos, Sergio – Computers & Education, 2010
This paper presents a methodology for the design of intelligent learning environments. We recognise that in the educational technology field, theory development and system-design should be integrated and rely on an iterative process that addresses: (a) the difficulty to elicit precise, concise, and operationalized knowledge from "experts" and (b)…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Methods, Expertise, Case Studies
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Boyle, Tom – Computers & Education, 2010
The use of ICT to enhance teaching and learning depends on effective design, which operates at many levels of granularity from the small to the very large. This reflects the range of educational problems from course design down to the design of activities focused on specific learning objectives. For maximum impact these layers of design need to be…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Research and Development, Instructional Design, Models
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Jara, Carlos A.; Candelas, Francisco A.; Torres, Fernando; Dormido, Sebastian; Esquembre, Francisco; Reinoso, Oscar – Computers & Education, 2009
Web-based learning environments are becoming increasingly popular in higher education. One of the most important web-learning resources is the virtual laboratory (VL), which gives students an easy way for training and learning through the Internet. Moreover, on-line collaborative communication represents a practical method to transmit the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Internet, Teaching Methods
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Fabregas, E.; Farias, G.; Dormido-Canto, S.; Dormido, S.; Esquembre, F. – Computers & Education, 2011
New information technologies provide great opportunities for education. One such opportunity is the use of remote control laboratories for teaching students about control systems. This paper describes the creation of interactive remote laboratories (RLs). Two main software tools are used: Simulink and Easy Java Simulations (EJS). The first is a…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Science Laboratories, Information Technology, Computer Simulation
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Forcheri, Paola; Molfino, Maria Teresa – Computers & Education, 1994
Discusses computational tools for learning programming and describes a system that was developed to help university students acquire the capability to model computational problems independently of a specific programming language. User-system interaction is explained; and system architecture is described, including specification acquisition, a…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Courseware, Higher Education
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Gutierrez, Eladio; Trenas, Maria A.; Ramos, Julian; Corbera, Francisco; Romero, Sergio – Computers & Education, 2010
This work describes a new "Moodle" module developed to give support to the practical content of a basic computer organization course. This module goes beyond the mere hosting of resources and assignments. It makes use of an automatic checking and verification engine that works on the VHDL designs submitted by the students. The module automatically…
Descriptors: Assignments, Teamwork, Units of Study, Educational Assessment
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Chen, G.D.; Chang, C.K.; Wang, C.Y. – Computers & Education, 2008
With the growing popularity of computers and the Internet, most teachers are taking advantage of Internet functions to assist in both teaching and student learning. However, students only login to the assisted learning system once or twice a week on average to surf for relevant references, participate in discussions, or hand in assignments, even…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Computer Interfaces, Interaction, Internet
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Zhuang, Hanqi; Morgera, Salvatore D. – Computers & Education, 2007
The objective, strategy, and implementation details of a new undergraduate course, Internet-based Instrumentation and Control, are presented. The course has a companion laboratory that is supported by the National Science Foundation and industry. The combination is offered to senior-level undergraduate engineering students interested in sensing,…
Descriptors: Instrumentation, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Study, Internet
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Thorburn, Gareth; Rowe, Glenn – Computers & Education, 1997
Unlike most program assessment systems, Program Assessment using Specified Solutions (PASS), evaluates student C programs by assessing the way a problem was solved by performing a comparison of the submitted program with a solution plan. This article describes PASS, its use of instructor specified solution plans, assessment and feedback systems,…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automation, Computer Science Education, Computer Software Evaluation
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Wilcocks, Derek; Sanders, Ian – Computers & Education, 1994
Discussion of how to teach programming skills to novice programmers focuses on the use of a program animator that uses a copies model of recursion to teach the recursive function. Various mental models are reviewed; testing the recursion animator is described; and possibilities for further research are suggested. (12 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Courseware
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Cox, Kevin R.; Clark, David – Computers & Education, 1994
Explains how modern programming systems empower beginning college students taking computer literacy courses; provides suggestions for designing courses and on the selection of appropriate software; and gives examples of course content and of approaches to course development using the Visual Basic programming environment. (22 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software Selection, Course Content
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Song, J. S.; And Others – Computers & Education, 1997
This discussion of intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) focuses on a description of C-Tutor, a knowledge-based ITS for novice C programmers. The program analyzer, which is a compound of a reverse engineering system and a didactic system, is explained, and implementation and evaluation is discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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