NDLI: An Approach to Support Algorithms Learning Using Virtual Worlds

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Salgado, N. Castro, T.
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	The basic algorithmic structures are fundamental to systems development and understanding them is an essential step towards the learning process. In order to become a good developer the student needs to refine his learning outcomes to foresee beyond syntax and semantics of a programming language. However, we found that many students face difficulties in that learning process. Thus, it is important to adopt strategies that best fits this situation in order to provide the necessary conditions to achieve success. For that purpose a tool provided with resources for the teachers to plan group problem solving exercises would help students keeping themselves engaged on the programming activities. In this regard we are developing scenarios using virtual worlds. Such environments have been used on many educational contexts, and we believe that if we include Polya's problem solving method as a means for start solving the collaborative tasks described within the scenarios students will propose strategies for solving the tasks, formalize them later on as algorithms. Those activities will promote integration between teacher and students at the same time as students practice their algorithm building skills.
Starting Page	16
Ending Page	19
File Size	103476
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467346962
DOI	10.1109/SBSC.2012.31
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-10-15
Publisher Place	Brazil
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Computer languages Semantics Collaboration Collaborative Scenarios Abstracts Syntactics Second Life Programming Language Problem-solving Virtual Worlds
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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