Title :
Work in progress - a meta-study of software tools for introductory programming
Author :
Gross, Paul ; Powers, Kris
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tufts Univ., Medford, MA
Abstract :
This work is a meta-study of software tools recently developed for the introductory programming sequence. Tools are classified according to their type, the pedagogical paradigm supported, intended usage, and follow-up language; any reported assessment of their effectiveness is also analyzed and evaluated. Our intention is that this work will serve to aid educators seeking to improve their instruction in introductory programming through the use of instructional software tools
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational aids; software tools; educators; instructional software tools; introductory programming; meta-study; pedagogical paradigm; Animation; Computer graphics; Computer science; Education; Educational robots; Flowcharts; Programming environments; Programming profession; Robot programming; Software tools; assessment evaluation; introductory computing; novice programming; programming environment; programming tool;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Indianopolis, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9077-6
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2005.1612177
