Improving Engagement in Program Construction Examples for Learning Python Programming

This research is focused on how to support students’ acquisition of program construction skills through worked examples. Although examples have been consistently proven to be valuable for student’s learning, the learning technology for computer science education lacks program construction examples w...

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Vydané v:International journal of artificial intelligence in education Ročník 30; číslo 2; s. 299 - 336
Hlavní autori: Hosseini, Roya, Akhuseyinoglu, Kamil, Brusilovsky, Peter, Malmi, Lauri, Pollari-Malmi, Kerttu, Schunn, Christian, Sirkiä, Teemu
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: New York Springer New York 01.06.2020
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Predmet:
Artificial Intelligence
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Comparative Analysis
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Science
Computer Science Education
Computer Software
Computers and Education
Construction
Distance learning
Educational objectives
Educational Technology
Hypotheses
Introductory Courses
Knowledge
Learner Engagement
Learning
Learning Processes
Online instruction
Problem Solving
Programming
Programming Languages
Python
Skills
Students
Teaching Methods
Textbooks
Thinking Skills
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
CS1
Classroom study
Worked examples
Program construction
Introductory programming education
Python
ISSN:1560-4292, 1560-4306
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Shrnutí:This research is focused on how to support students’ acquisition of program construction skills through worked examples. Although examples have been consistently proven to be valuable for student’s learning, the learning technology for computer science education lacks program construction examples with interactive elements that could engage students. The goal of this work is to investigate the value of the “engaging” features in programming examples. We introduce PCEX, an online tool developed to present program construction examples in an engaging fashion. We also present the results of a controlled study with a between-subject design that was conducted in a large introductory Python programming class to compare PCEX with non-interactive worked examples focused on program construction. The results of our study show the positive impact of interactive program construction examples on student’s engagement, problem-solving performance, and learning.
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ISSN:1560-4292
1560-4306
DOI:10.1007/s40593-020-00197-0