Salespoint: A Java framework for teaching object-oriented software development
TL;DR: Salespoint, a Java-based framework for creating business applications, that has been jointly developed and maintained in Dresden and Munich since 1997 is used, a technical overview of its architecture, an example application built with Salespoint, and some lessons learned so far are presented.
About: This article is published in Science of Computer Programming.The article was published on 2014-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Software development & Software framework.
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01 Nov 2017
TL;DR: This study proposed gamification framework that consists of game elements and programming learning requirements and this framework is verified by lecturers and students.
Abstract: Students occasionally find it difficult to learn new programming languages. Previous work showed that students have experienced ineffective learning, lack of interest towards this course and lack of motivation. The rationale for this is that in previous studies, some researchers have mentioned the use of game elements but none have mentioned a gamification framework that integrates the requirements for learning programming language subjects. Therefore, this study proposed gamification framework that consists of game elements and programming learning requirements. This framework is verified by lecturers and students. The findings shown, the mean score of each combination of programming learning requirements and game elements is more than 4.00.
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...[22] and [23] explained that, Java is difficult and this is reflected in the general fear felt by students with regard to learning Java....
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: Previous work on this question is surveyed, the result of discussion at the MODELS Educators’ Symposium 2013 is discussed, and some key issues that someone designing a new course involving modelling must consider are drawn out.
Abstract: An important decision that must be taken by anyone designing a course involving (object oriented software) modelling is what tool support, if any, to use. Options include picking an industrial strength modelling tool, using a tool specifically designed for educational use, or eschewing tool use altogether in favour of pencil and paper. The best answer will depend on many factors, including the prior experience of the students (and staff), the length and organisation of the course, and the learning objectives. Moreover, decisions on tools have an impact on other aspects of course design. In this informal paper, the result of discussion at the MODELS Educators’ Symposium 2013, we survey previous work on this question, discuss our own experience, and draw out some key issues that someone designing a new course involving modelling must consider.
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...We have developed SALESPOINT15 [20], a Java-based framework that underlies most of our project courses in Dresden and at the Universität der Bundeswehr in Munich....
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...The educational background in detail is explained in [20]....
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...We have developed SALESPOINT(15) [20], a Java-based framework that underlies most of our project courses in Dresden and at the Universität der Bundeswehr in Munich....
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01 Jan 2017
TL;DR: A graph-based blank element selection algorithm to select as many blanks as possible that have grammatically correct and unique answers from a given code.
Abstract: As a reliable and portable object-oriented programming language, Java has been extensively used in industries and taught in schools. To assist Java programming educations, we have developed a Web-based Java Programming Learning Assistant System (JPLAS). JPLAS provides a fill-inblank problem for novice students who have started learning Java programming including grammar and basic programming through code reading. In this problem, students are asked to fill in the blank elements in a high-quality Java code. In this paper, we propose a graph-based blank element selection algorithm to select as many blanks as possible that have grammatically correct and unique answers from a given code. First, the algorithm generates a graph by selecting each candidate element in the code as a vertex, and connecting any pair of vertices by an edge if they can be blanked together. Then, it extracts a maximal clique of the graph for a solution. For evaluations, the correctness of the algorithm is verified manually by applying it to 100 Java codes. Eventually, the educational effects in Java programming learning are confirmed by assigning generated fill-in-blank problems to students in our Java programming course.
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TL;DR: The purpose of this study is to use Squeak etoys and Arduino to design education activities so that middle school students can learn the object-oriented paradigm, and assess how usable the education activities are at the level of middle schoolStudents.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to use Squeak etoys and Arduino to design education activities so that middle school students can learn the object-oriented paradigm, and assess how usable the education activities are at the level of middle school students. As for education activities, learning methods, such as imitating, modifying and creating, were introduced. Usefulness assessment was divided into a cognitive domain and a definitional domain before the assessment tools were developed. An object-based programming class for 11 middle school students was then conducted and the results analysed. Positive results were confirmed in both the cognitive domain and the definitional domain. The results of this study are meaningful in that the possibility of object-oriented education was discovered for middle school students as well. Also, considering the sequence of object-oriented education, it was found that it is necessary to develop object-oriented programming education at the level of both elementary and high schools.
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02 Aug 2015
TL;DR: The findings of second action research cycle, which took place throughout the fourth semester of a six-semester program, suggest students did not satisfactorily achieve expected learning out-comes and results continue to reflect poor engagement in the communities of practice and very low performance in other learning tasks.
Abstract: To motivate students to study advanced programming techniques, including the use of architectural styles such as the model–view–controller pattern, we have conducted action research upon a project based-learning approach. In addition to collaboration, the approach includes students’ searching and analysis of scientific documents and their involvement in communities of practice outside academia. In this paper, we report the findings of second action research cycle, which took place throughout the fourth semester of a six-semester program. As with the previous cycle during the previous academic year, students did not satisfactorily achieve expected learning out-comes. More groups completed the assigned activities, but results continue to reflect poor engagement in the communities of practice and very low performance in other learning tasks. From the collected data we have identified new approaches and recommendations for subsequent research.
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...For students following a software engineering study program, learning object-oriented programming approaches for system development with well-structured coding is a complex challenge [1, 2]....
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