DISCOVERING EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF INTERACTIVE ANNOTATED EXAMPLES IN A BUSINESS PROGRAMMING COURSE
Issues in Information Systems · 2008
In this paper, researchers report the results of a study of interactive annotated examples (IAEs) in the context of a business programming course.Using code examples is a key element in most course that cover programming, and providing students with asneeded assistance in the form of code annotations is extremely beneficial.In this experiment, a set of nonmandatory examples were made available to students for self-study.Students were able to access the examples at their own pace on their own time.This study confirms results from previous studies that student browsing of annotated coding examples by them to develop programming skill more readily.This paper contributes to the literature on programming pedagogy and traits of successful student.