DocumentCode :
3714737
Title :
Student understanding of the C++ notional machine through traditional teaching with conceptual contraposition and program memory tracing
Author :
Jeisson Hidalgo-C?spedes;Gabriela Mar?n-Ravent?s;Vladimir Lara-Villagr?n
Author_Institution :
CITIC-ECCI, Universidad de Costa Rica
fYear :
2015
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
8
Abstract :
In order to learn a programming language, a correct understanding of its notional machine is mandatory. Students acquire that comprehension mainly through visual and verbal explanations provided by professors, books, videos, and other instructional materials. This research applied the conceptual contraposition technique and program memory tracing technique to the prevalent teaching method in our country: the lecture. The understanding of the C++ notional machine was evaluated on students of a Programming II (CS2) course that implemented the mentioned methods. Results revealed that these techniques applied to the lecture are insufficient to help students develop satisfactory mental models of the C++ notional machine.
Keywords :
"Visualization","Education","Silicon compounds","Computer languages","Videos","Programming","Cognitive science"
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Computing Conference (CLEI), 2015 Latin American
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CLEI.2015.7360049
Filename :
7360049
Link To Document :
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