A comparison of two object-oriented programming environments for novices

Proceedings of the 10th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 49-54

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Educational programming environments; Educational software; Microworlds; Object oriented programming

Indexed keywords

BASIC CONCEPTS; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENTS; EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE; MICROWORLD; MICROWORLDS; TEACHING APPROACHES; TEACHING OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

TEACHING;

OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

EID: 62449188087     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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