Applying Unidirectional versus Reciprocal Teaching Strategies in Web-Based Environment and Their Effects on Computer Programming Learning

Author

Shadiev, Rustam ; Wu-Yuin Hwang ; Shih-Ching Yeh ; Yang, Stephen J. H. ; Jing-Liang Wang ; Lin Han ; Yueh-Min Huang ; Chia-Ju Liu

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng. Sci., NCKU, Tainan, Taiwan

fYear

2013

fDate

15-18 July 2013

Firstpage

5

Lastpage

9

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate effects of unidirectional versus reciprocal teaching strategies on computer programming learning. Thus, this study conducted an experiment with participating novice programmers, who applied no strategies, unidirectional, and reciprocal teaching strategies for computer programming learning by using a web-based learning system (VPen). Yet, this study explored participants´ perceptions toward the VPen system and the strategies. The paper reports results of this study as well as it provides useful suggestions on application of the strategies by using the VPen for teaching and research community of this field and for future studies.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; computer science education; programming; teaching; VPen system; Web-based environment; Web-based learning system; computer programming learning; novice programmers; participant perceptions; reciprocal teaching strategies; research community; teaching community; unidirectional teaching strategies; Cognition; Computer languages; Computers; Education; Programming profession; Writing; computer programming learning; reciprocal; teaching strategies; unidirectional; web-based learning system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2013.7

Filename

6601850