Ranking of problems and solutions in the teaching and learning of object-oriented programming

This study describes the most relevant problems and solutions found in the literature on teaching and learning of object-oriented programming (OOP). The identification of the problem was based on tertiary studies from the IEEE Xplore, Scopus, ACM Digital Library and Science Direct repositories. The...

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Published in:Education and information technologies Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 7205 - 7239
Main Authors: Gutiérrez, Luz E., Guerrero, Carlos A., López-Ospina, Héctor A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2022
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Active Learning
Barriers
Best Practices
Comprehension
Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Computer Science
Computer Science Education
Computer Software
Computers and Education
Course Content
Digital libraries
Education
Educational Strategies
Educational Technology
Electronic Libraries
Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)
Instructional Improvement
Learning
Methods
Object oriented programming
Pedagogy
Programming
Programming Languages
Rankings
Rewards
Teaching Methods
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Multi-criteria
DEMATEL
Object-oriented programming
TOPSIS
Teaching-Learning
ISSN:1360-2357, 1573-7608
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Summary:This study describes the most relevant problems and solutions found in the literature on teaching and learning of object-oriented programming (OOP). The identification of the problem was based on tertiary studies from the IEEE Xplore, Scopus, ACM Digital Library and Science Direct repositories. The problems and solutions identified were ranked through the multi-criteria decision methods DEMATEL and TOPSIS in order to determine the best solutions to the problems found and to apply these results in the academic context. The main contribution of this study was the categorization of OOP problems and solutions, as well as the proposal of strategies to improve the problem. Among the most relevant problems it was found: 1) difficulty in understanding, teaching and implementing object-orientation, 2) difficulties related to understanding classes and 3) difficulty in understanding object-oriented relationships. After doing the multicriteria analysis, it was found that the most important solutions to face the problems found in the teaching of OOP were: 1) use of active learning techniques and intrinsic rewards and 2) emphasize on basic programming concepts and introduce the object-oriented paradigm at an early point in the curriculum. As a conclusion, it was evidenced that there is coherence between the literary guarantee that gives support to the problems and solutions in the teaching of OOP presented in this study and the approaches that experts in the area of development highlight as relevant when they identify weaknesses in the process.
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ISSN:1360-2357
1573-7608
DOI:10.1007/s10639-022-10929-5