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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2013.17.2.467

Computer Programming Education using App Inventor for Android  

Kim, Byungho (경성대학교)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.17, no.2, 2013 , pp. 467-472 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many people are showing interest on computing and computer programming ever as much as the smartphone become more popular. Computer programming languages, however, like Java or C++ being used to teach freshmen in computer science-related majors as the first programming language they will study are so difficult to understand. In this paper, we proposed a short-term curriculum for teaching computer programming using App Inventor for Android to freshmen students major in computer science as the first programming language they will study, which can encourage their interest in computer programming. According to survey from students participated in actual teaching, we found that the proposed curriculum can contribute to increase their interest on computer programming and even self-confidence on development of applications for smarphone.
Keywords
Android; App Inventor; Teaching Programming Language; Scratch; Alice;
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