An introduction to object-oriented programming with a didactic microworld: objectKarel

Computers and Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-171

  Xinogalos, Stelios ^a   Satratzemi, Maya ^a   Dagdilelis, Vassilios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Pedagogical issues; Programming and programming languages; Teaching learning strategies

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; ERROR ANALYSIS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; TEACHING;

PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES; PROGRAMMING AND PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; TEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIES;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 33645979022     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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