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Effects of Pair Programming in an Introductory Programming Course for College Students: Academic Performance and Student Satisfaction (대학 프로그래밍 입문 수업에서 짝 프로그래밍의 효과: 학습성과와 학생 만족도 측면에서)

  • Jeong, Choongkyo
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.537-545
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents the results of adopting pair programming practices in an introductory university programming course. The effectiveness of pair programming is analyzed by comparing the performance and survey data gathered from the experimental class that adopted the practice to those from the control class that did not. An analysis of the performance data found that pair programming improved student performance; however, not all students in the pair programming class benefited from the practice as only some students showed clear improvements in learning outcomes. The survey showed that the specific method for matching students into pairs is a critical factor affecting their performance and satisfaction. Based on the lessons learned from this pair programming class, I propose some suggestions and guidelines for applying pair programming to programming classes including 'pair matching'.

The Effect of teaching Scratch in introductory programming course (프로그래밍입문 수업에서 스크래치 활용 효과분석)

  • Park, JungShin;Cho, SeokBong
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.10 no.9
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    • pp.449-456
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    • 2012
  • The college students who have relatively weak academic background feel more difficult in learning programming language grammars and programming skills in introductory course. At the end of semester, most of students had the negative attitude to programming and only a few students could write the programs for the given problems because they spent most of time to learn grammars instead of learning problem solving skills and logics. In this study, we propose to use Scratch in introductory programming course to help students to understand grammars and problem solving skills. It's necessary to educate first-time programmers how to solve the problems before they learn grammars of the programming language in their first programming language course. This paper shows that Scratch allows students not only to learn problem solving skills in programming but also to motivate students themselves in the class.

The Effects on Flow at Using Robots of Introductory Programming Course (프로그래밍 초급과정에서 로봇의 활용이 몰입에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoo, InHwan
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.329-337
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    • 2013
  • Introductory programming course using robots that makes good effect to learners. I investigated that the effects on flow at using robots of introductory programming course. According to experiment result, the flow level showed significant change and all of it's element(antecedents, experiences, effects) had changed significantly. This result means that using robots of introductory programming course makes effect that is very positive in flow level of learners. There was strong interrelation by each element of flow in the result of correlation analysis about flow element. In particular, interrelation of antecedents element and experience element was high. Therefore, using robot is precondition of flow, and the level of experience element is high according to level of antecedents, and also experience element elevate the learner's intrinsic satisfaction. The conclusion is that using robots of introductory programming course is helpful enhancing learner's flow level and is positive in study achievements.

A Study on the Instructional Model utilizing Scratch for Introductory Programming Classes of SW-Major Students (SW전공자 프로그래밍 입문 수업의 스크래치 활용 수업 모형 연구)

  • KO, Kwangil
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 2018
  • The programming language is a core education area of software that is becoming increasingly important in the age of the fourth industrial revolution, but it requires mathematical knowledge and logical thinking skills, so that many local private university and college students with low basic skills are having difficulties learning it. This problem occasionally causes SW-major students to lose interest and confidence in their majors during the introductory course of programming languages; making them change their majors, or give up their studies. In this study, we designed an instructional model using Scratch for educating C-language which is a typical programming introductory language. To do this, we analyzed the concepts that can be trained by Scratch among the programming concepts supported by C-language, and developed the examples of Scratch for exercising the concepts. In addition, we designed an instructional model, by which the programming concepts are first learned through Scratch and then C-language is taught, and conducted an experiment on the SW-major freshman students of a local private university to verify the effectiveness of the model. In the situation where SW education is becoming common, we expect that this study will help programming language education of security IT students.

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A Web-based Tool for Teaching Computer Programming

  • Cho, Sehyeong
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.58-61
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    • 2014
  • This paper introduces a tool for effective teaching of introductory computer programming. In order for the class to be effective, we try to attain attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction based on Keller's ARCS model. A web-based tool is developed to help both the students and the instructors.

A Study on the EPL using Instructional Model of SW Major's Programming Class (EPL 기반의 SW전공자를 위한 프로그래밍 수업 모형에 관한 연구)

  • KO, Kwangil
    • Journal of Digital Contents Society
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.891-898
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    • 2018
  • Although programming language is a core education area of software that is becoming increasingly important in the age of the fourth industrial revolution, as it requires logical thinking skills, it is recognized as a difficult subject even for SW major students. This difficulty occasionally causes SW major students to lose interest and confidence in their major during the introductory course of a programming language; making them change their majors, or give up their studies. In this study, we designed an instructional model using Scratch for educating C language which is a typical programming introductory language. To do this, we analyzed the concepts that can be trained by Scratch among the programming concepts supported by C language, and developed the examples of Scratch for exercising the concepts. The instructional model supports the progress model of learning first the programming concepts through Scratch and then expand the learning content into C language. We also conducted an experiment on the SW major freshman students of a local private university to verify the effectiveness of the model.

Analysis and Application of Front-End Code Playground Tools for Web Programming Education

  • Aaron Daniel Snowberger;Semin Kim;SungHee Woo
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.16 no.1_spc
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    • pp.11-19
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    • 2024
  • Web programming courses are often included in university Computer Science programs as introductory and foundational computer programming courses. However, amateur programmers often have difficulty learning how to integrate HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and various preprocessors or libraries to create websites. Additionally, many web programming mistakes do not produce visible output in the browser. Therefore, in recent years, Front-End Code Playground (FECP) tools that incorporate HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into a single, online web-based application have become popular. These tools allow web coding to happen directly in the browser and provide immediate visual feedback to users. Such immediate visual feedback can be particularly beneficial for amateur coders to learn and practice with. Therefore, this study gathers data on various FECP tools, compares their differences, and provides an analysis of how such tools benefit students. This study concludes with an outline of the application of FECP to web programming courses to enhance the learning experience.

Development of the unfolding model of procedures for the introductory programming education for non-majors (비전공자 대상 기초 프로그래밍 교육을 위한 절차의 언폴딩 모델 개발)

  • Lee, Minjeong;Kim, Youngmin
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.35-47
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to provide a guideline for the programming beginners, including SW non-majors, to reduce the difficulty of establishing procedures for solving problems and to refine the work process properly in a computing environment. To accomplish this, we derive the unfolding types of typical procedures that can unfold the working procedures typically implied in daily operation in terms of recognition(input)-judgment(processing)-behavior(output). Through learning to unfold the procedure for each type, it was confirmed that the learner define the scope and rules of the problem himself and extended the procedure implied in any action. The unfolding model of the procedure developed in this study can be used as a tool for constructing a procedure operable in a computing environment to solve problems in the early stages of programming learning for non-majors or beginners.

Development of Web-based Robot Programming Education Supporting System (웹 기반의 로봇 프로그래밍 교육 지원 시스템 개발)

  • Yoo, In-Hwan
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 2007
  • The effect of existing programming education has shown a limitation coming from its methodology. Thus, the researcher developed a Web-based robot programming support system and explored its possibility for overcoming problems in existing programming education and ultimately for enhancing creativity and problem-solving abilities of students. The developed system let students learn robot programming just with a PC or PDA connected to the Internet without additional hardware and software. Different types of robots linked with a server computer can be controlled by using different programming languages. It is possible to use Korean keywords for programming as well. Specially, this system was evaluated positively by the groups whose computer abilities are excellent and student of introductory or intermediate level programming course. Furthermore, the programming education that uses robot and the Hangul programming technology were given very positive reception by elementary school students.

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Difficulty Analysis of an Introductory Computer Programming Course for non-Major Students (비전공자 대상의 컴퓨터 프로그래밍 입문 교양 수업에서의 학습자의 어려움 분석)

  • Kim, Jaekyung;Sohn, Eisung
    • Journal of Creative Information Culture
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.69-77
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    • 2021
  • In the past, computer programming was a course taken by students of computing domain majors. With the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, students in all major fields are taking it as the general required course. However, students have difficulties in learning new subject such as unfamiliar computational problem solving approach and general purposed programming language, which can lead to negative phenomena such as learning effectiveness, confidence, and decreased interest. In this paper, the causes of difficulties experienced by non-majors students while learning programming language are analyzed and identified through qualitative and quantitative research on questionnaires, journals, and achievements. Thus, we suggest that designing an educational plan that minimizes difficulties.