Visualisation Techniques for Learning and Teaching Programming

Visualisation Techniques for Learning and Teaching Programming

This paper describes the programming knowledge and skills that learners need to develop, and concludes that this is an area of computer science education where those involved in the teaching of programming need to further consider the nature, structure and function of domainspecific knowledge. Visualisation techniques may offer important insights into the learning and teaching of programming. I...

Program Visualisation tool for teaching programming in C

This paper presents a visualisation tool for novice C programmers. It is well known that programming is perceived to be difficult among novice learners. The aim of this tool is to graphically visualise the code that the student is working on to give them a coherent computational model. It is hoped that this tool will help the learner achieve a coherent mental model in common with the instructor...

Teaching Techniques for Advanced Computer Programming

Since some of the courses I teach in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are focused on programming, I thought I would review what is considered state of the art in teaching computer programming at the university level (versus a trade school or technical certification program). What I hoped to discover was novel classroom techniques that improve someone’s ability to co...

Teaching Novices Programming with Core Language and Dynamic Visualisation

This paper attempts to explore a new method to improve the teaching of computer programming for beginners at tertiary level. It begins with a change of approach to teaching and then to a mix of basic theory and practice. It then finds a core language, which simplified the scope of programme design and implementation. Dynamic visualisation technique was used as a supplementary tool in programme ...

Teaching and Learning Programming with a Programming by Example System