Learning the concept of Java inheritance in a game

Author

Jinghua Zhang ; Caldwell, Elvira R. ; Smith, Elena

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Winston-Salem State Univ., Winston-Salem, NC, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

July 30 2013-Aug. 1 2013

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

216

Abstract

This paper presents a game-like module titled Java Ninja that is designed to help students understand the concept of Inheritance, which is one of the most important concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). This module has been used and evaluated in the CSC1311 Computer Programming II class during spring 2013 at Winston-Salem State University. The pre-test, post-test and survey were used in the evaluation process. The results were promising and the feedback from students was very positive. Our experiences show that this module has a positive impact on learning the concepts of inheritance.

Keywords

Java; computer aided instruction; inheritance; object-oriented programming; CSC1311 computer programming II; Java Ninja; Java inheritance; OOP; Winston-Salem State University; game-like module; learning; object-oriented programming; Computers; Games; Java; Logic gates; Programming profession; Computer programming; Game-like module; Inheritance; OOP;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Interactive Multimedia, Educational & Serious Games (CGAMES), 2013 18th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Louisville, KY

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0818-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CGames.2013.6632635

Filename

6632635