ERIC Number: ED601159
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Apr
Pages: 7
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Students' Perception towards Program Visualization on Smartphone - Case of SunLab Initial Investigation
Kumalija, Elhard James; Fatih, Ymran; Sun, Yi
International Association for Development of the Information Society, Paper presented at the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Mobile Learning (15th, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Apr 11-13, 2019)
Effectiveness of program visualization tools in teaching and learning programming is well documented. However most of program visualization tools are desktop applications, this study aims at investigating students' perception of program visualization on Android smartphones. Study result shows that program visualization using smartphones can arouse students' enthusiasm in learning programming especially when they can write program to interact with their environment. Students were interested in writing small programs to interact with smartphone sensors and perform trivial functions like sounding an alarm whenever a phone enters a school football pitch. [For the complete proceedings, see ED601100.]
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Visualization, Handheld Devices, Electronic Learning, Computation, Programming, Learner Engagement, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Usability, Preferences
International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tanzania
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