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Learning Programming through Multimedia and Dry-run
Saeeda Naz, Syed Hamad Shirazi, Tassawar Iqbal, Danish Irfan, Muhammad Junaid and Yusra Naseer
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, KPK, Pakistan
Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology 2014 21:4455-4463
Received: December 09, 2013 | Accepted: January 29, 2014 | Published: June 05, 2014
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the learning effectiveness, learners’ satisfaction and behavioral intention using multimedia and dry-run based instruction for learning abstract concepts of computer programming. This study has been conducted on computer science students of degree class on Degree College's curriculum of programming, as compared to a similar sample size of degree class having same curriculum of another Degree College, including identical learning goals and content but missing the Multimedia and dry-run based instruction. In this study, questionnaires used for analysis of multimedia and dry-run based instructions. The impact of multimedia and dry-run is also investigated on assessment scores of learners. It is investigated and concluded, that which method is better for instruction of computer programming for students.
Keywords:
Dry-run, multimedia, play role, programming,
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