NDLI: Syntax circuitry: A mobile game for practicing programming language syntax

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Shellington, W.A. Humphries, T.O. Morsi, R. Rizvi, M.A.E.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA (Shellington, W.A.; Humphries, T.O.; Morsi, R.) \|\| Nazarbayev Univ., Astana, Kazakhstan (Rizvi, M.A.E.)
Abstract	According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics [1], computer science professions are among the fastest growing occupations in the U.S., and computer science occupations will add more than half a million new jobs in the next ten years. Simultaneously, universities in the U.S. and worldwide are seeing poor retention rates in computer science, with a major reason being that students often view the early courses in the subject as uninteresting and dull [2]. We have developed a mobile game that provides an engaging way for students to practice the basic syntax of C, C++ and Java. Learning programming language syntax is a tedious process. Practicing by actually programming is, of course, ideal, but we believe that a game which is fun for students to play in their spare time will help them get used to distinguishing correct syntactical constructs quickly. The initial version of the game was evaluated by a small population of first-year computer science students at Norfolk State University. The results showed that students enjoyed the game, and that a modest improvement in the students' abilities to identify correct and incorrect syntax was achieved.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	4
File Size	1092784
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479984541
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2015.7344133
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-10-21
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Games Syntactics Programming Java Graphics mobile computing computer science education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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