Multi‐criteria decision making approach for evaluation of the performance of computer programming languages in higher education

Computer Programming Languages are various languages used for developing a sequence of instructions and/or proofing errors, which language designers often overlook. Consequently, with the degree of fast moving life and improving technology, programming packages have been increasing. Choosing an appr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computer applications in engineering education Jg. 26; H. 6; S. 1992 - 2001
Hauptverfasser: Yıldızbaşı, Abdullah, Daneshvar Rouyendegh, Babak
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2018
Schlagworte:
Computer programming
computer programming languages (CPL)
Criteria
Decision making
Education
Higher education
multi‐criteria decision‐making (MCDM)
Programming languages
technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)
ISSN:1061-3773, 1099-0542
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Zusammenfassung:Computer Programming Languages are various languages used for developing a sequence of instructions and/or proofing errors, which language designers often overlook. Consequently, with the degree of fast moving life and improving technology, programming packages have been increasing. Choosing an appropriate language is a complex task and also many factors must be considered. While selecting educational software and its technical characteristics, reducing the time and effort needed in the learning process have to be considered. Evaluation of CPLs are inevitable in decision making. Multi‐criteria decision making helps for evaluating and comparing alternatives with respect to criteria. Therefore, in this article the fundamental attributes of programming languages, utilizing and steps of the TOPSIS are discussed. For evaluating the performance of some traditional CPLs in higher education on regarding seven criteria, we have constructed a function in Mathematica (a scientific computing package) that implements the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), a well‐known multi‐criteria decision method. Also, another contribution of this study is comparing TOPSIS methods results with AHP methods results.
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ISSN:1061-3773
1099-0542
DOI:10.1002/cae.21961