doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2018.8.1.1003
Improving Performance and Progression of Novice Programmers: Factors Considerations
Hala Shaari
,
Nuredin Ahmed
Abstract
Teaching computer programming is recognized to be difficult and a real challenge. The biggest problem faced by novice programmers is their lack of understanding of basic programming concepts. A visualized learning tool was developed and used by volunteered first-year students for two semesters. The purposes of this paper are: Firstly, to emphasize factors which directly affect the performance of our students negatively. Secondly, to examine whether the proposed tool would improve their performance and learning progression or not. This tool provides many features and enhancement which were presented to students as pre-lecture material. The results of adopting this tool were conducted using a pre-survey and post-survey questionnaire. As a result, students who used the learning tool showed better performance in their programming subject.
Keywords
- Factors
- novice
- programming
- visualization
How to Cite
Hala Shaari and Nuredin Ahmed, "Improving Performance and Progression of Novice Programmers: Factors Considerations," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 7-10, 2018. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2018.8.1.1003
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