Authors:
Paula Correia Tavares
1
;
Pedro Rangel Henriques
2
and
Elsa Gomes
3
Affiliations:
1
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto and Universidade do Minho, Portugal
;
2
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
;
3
INESC TEC and Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Motivation, Program Animation, Automatic Evaluation, Immediate Feedback.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Authoring Tools and Content Development
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Distance Education
;
e-Learning
;
Information Technologies Supporting Learning
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Ubiquitous Learning
Abstract:
Motivate students is one of the biggest challenges that teachers have to face, in general and in particular in
programming courses. In this article two techniques, aimed at supporting the teaching of programming, are
discussed: program animation, and automatic evaluation of programs. Based on the combination of these
techniques and their currently available tools, we will describe two possible approaches to increase
motivation and improve the success. The conclusions of a first experiment conducted in the classroom will
be presented. PEP, a Web-based tool that implements one of the approaches proposed, will be introduced.