Block-C: A block-based visual environment for supporting the teaching of C programming language to novices

Kyfonidis, Charalampos and Moumoutzis, Nektarios and Christodoulakis, Stavros; (2015) Block-C: A block-based visual environment for supporting the teaching of C programming language to novices. In: 9th International Conference "New Horizons in Industry, Business and Education" (NHIBE 2015). UNSPECIFIED, pp. 160-166. ISBN 9789609988995

Abstract

Many barriers exist for novice programmers when confronted with the C programming language, such as its low level orientation, cryptic syntax and ambiguous compiler error messages. This paper presents the design and development of a block-based visual shell for the C programming language following the recognition over recall design pattern to eliminate syntax errors and enable the effective internalization of C programming language constructs. The evaluation studies provide evidence of the effectiveness of this shell, in tutorial/lab settings without the presence of human tutors.

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  Item type:	Book Section
  ID code:	57958
  Dates:	Date Event 2015 Published
  Keywords:	C language, teaching programming, learning, block programming, visual programming, syntactic error prevention, Electronic computers. Computer science, Computer Science(all)
  Subjects:	Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science
  Department:	Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	28 Sep 2016 10:31
  Last modified:	18 Jan 2023 12:31
  Related URLs:	Journal or Publication Event http://nhibe2015.vs-net.eu/proceedings/p...
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57958