Using Codecademy Interactive Lessons as an Instructional Supplement in a Python Programming Course
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| Title: | Using Codecademy Interactive Lessons as an Instructional Supplement in a Python Programming Course |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sharp, Jason H. |
| Source: | Information Systems Education Journal. Jun 2019 17(3):20-28. |
| Availability: | Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Programming Languages, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Introductory Courses, Computer Science Education, Learning Experience, Online Courses, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Management Systems, College Faculty, College Students, Course Evaluation |
| ISSN: | 1545-679X |
| Abstract: | With the recent renewed interest in programming, online learning environments like Codecademy have become quite popular, boasting some 25 million members worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to describe the author's experience using Codecademy Interactive Lessons as an instructional supplement in an introductory Python programming course. The paper provides a brief background of the literature, a description of how the author implemented the interactive lessons, a discussion of the positives and negatives, the extent to which the interactive lessons met the course skill outcomes, and conclusions about the overall experience. In sum, the Codecademy Interactive Lessons fulfilled 3 of the 6 course skill outcomes and overall, the positives outweighed the negatives. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2019 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1215879 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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