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Ensemble: An Innovative Approach to Practice Computer Programming

Ensemble: An Innovative Approach to Practice Computer Programming

Ricardo Queirós, José Paulo Leal
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781466673045|ISBN10: 1466673044|EISBN13: 9781466673052
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-7304-5.ch009
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Queirós, Ricardo, and José Paulo Leal. "Ensemble: An Innovative Approach to Practice Computer Programming." Innovative Teaching Strategies and New Learning Paradigms in Computer Programming, edited by Ricardo Queirós, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 173-201. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7304-5.ch009

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Queirós, R. & Leal, J. P. (2015). Ensemble: An Innovative Approach to Practice Computer Programming. In R. Queirós (Ed.), Innovative Teaching Strategies and New Learning Paradigms in Computer Programming (pp. 173-201). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7304-5.ch009

Chicago

Queirós, Ricardo, and José Paulo Leal. "Ensemble: An Innovative Approach to Practice Computer Programming." In Innovative Teaching Strategies and New Learning Paradigms in Computer Programming, edited by Ricardo Queirós, 173-201. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7304-5.ch009

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Abstract

Currently, the teaching-learning process in domains, such as computer programming, is characterized by an extensive curricula and a high enrolment of students. This poses a great workload for faculty and teaching assistants responsible for the creation, delivery, and assessment of student exercises. The main goal of this chapter is to foster practice-based learning in complex domains. This objective is attained with an e-learning framework—called Ensemble—as a conceptual tool to organize and facilitate technical interoperability among services. The Ensemble framework is used on a specific domain: computer programming. Content issues are tacked with a standard format to describe programming exercises as learning objects. Communication is achieved with the extension of existing specifications for the interoperation with several systems typically found in an e-learning environment. In order to evaluate the acceptability of the proposed solution, an Ensemble instance was validated on a classroom experiment with encouraging results.

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