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Iqbal Malik, Sohail; Mathew, Roy; Tawafak, Ragad M.; Alfarsi, Ghaliya – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2021
Algorithmic thinking is considered as one of the important steps toward learning to code for novices in programming education. In this study, algorithmic thinking was promoted by introducing a Problem Analysis Algorithmic Model (PAAM) in an Algorithms and Programming 1 (AP) course. A web-based application is developed to offer the PAAM model in…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Models, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Malik, Sohail Iqbal; Mathew, Roy; Al-Nuaimi, Rim; Al-Sideiri, Abir; Coldwell-Neilson, Jo – Education and Information Technologies, 2019
Problem solving skills are considered an integral part of grasping the precise concepts of the programming domain for novices in introductory programming (IP) courses. But these skills are mostly covered only in early lectures of such courses or are included in just a few early chapters of some relevant textbooks. Consequently, high failure and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Skill Development, Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices
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Mathew, Roy; Malik, Sohail Iqbal; Tawafak, Ragad Moufaq – Informatics in Education, 2019
Problem solving skills are considered an important component in learning to program in an introductory programming (IP) course for novices. This study introduced a PROSOLVE game to enhance problem solving skills of novice programmers in the introductory programming course. The game is based on pseudo-code technique. A survey was employed to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Skill Development, Educational Games, Game Based Learning