Open designettes, flowcharts, and pseudocodes in Python programming with the aid of Finch
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Publication Date
12-2015
Abstract
Many universities around the world have introduced design in their engineering and computer-related curriculum.Design has played a role in student learning.Flowcharts and pseudocodes have been used in teaching computer programming and computational thinking.However,the combination of open designettes,flowcharts,and pseudocodes used to aid in teaching programming language are not investigated yet.In this paper,we have explored the teaching of Python programming language using open designettes,flowcharts,and pseudocodes in a series of weekly mini-projects with the help of a small,simple and educational programmable robot called Finch.Our studies revealed that these techniques have contributed positively to student learning and students' participation through observation,student participation rate and survey result.We believe the sharing of this experience in the paper will help academics and educators in the similar mission of enhancing students' learning in courses where students are from various countries and with different learning abilities.
Keywords
Finch, Flowcharts, Open designettes, Pseudocodes, Python programming language
Discipline
Programming Languages and Compilers | Software Engineering
Research Areas
Software and Cyber-Physical Systems
Publication
Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2015
First Page
697
Last Page
702
ISBN
9784990801458
Publisher
Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education
City or Country
Hangzhou, China
Citation
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