The first programming paradigm and language dilemma

Brilliant, Susan S.; Wiseman, Timothy R.

doi:10.1145/236462.236572

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“…The papers in this category are interesting, as they can inform teachers who are thinking about languages and need guidance on which one to choose. Examples include [41,62,8,18,17,58].…”

Section: Language Choicementioning

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A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming

Pears¹,

Seidman

Malmi³

et al. 2007

SIGCSE Bull.

329

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Three decades of active research on the teaching of introductory programming has had limited effect on classroom practice. Although relevant research exists across several disciplines including education and cognitive science, disciplinary differences have made this material inaccessible to many computing educators. Furthermore, computer science instructors have not had access to a comprehensive survey of research in this area. This paper collects and classifies this literature, identifies important work and mediates it to computing educators and professional bodies.We identify research that gives well-supported advice to computing academics teaching introductory programming. Limitations and areas of incomplete coverage of existing research efforts are also identified. The analysis applies publication and research quality metrics developed by a previous ITiCSE working group [74].

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“…The papers in this category are interesting, as they can inform teachers who are thinking about languages and need guidance on which one to choose. Examples include [41,62,8,18,17,58].…”

Section: Language Choicementioning

confidence: 99%

A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming

Pears¹,

Seidman

Malmi³

et al. 2007

SIGCSE Bull.

329

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“…Can we say anything conclusive about which programming languages are or are not suitable for an introductory course? Brilliant and Wiseman [1] present an excellent treatment of this problem. This section is organized by programming paradigm, and briefly discusses some languages for each paradigm.…”

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What is a good first programming language?

Gupta¹

2004

XRDS

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“…The small syntax requires little effort to mastering, so more time can be assigned to problem solving efforts. While students benefit in Programming I using these languages, the transition from these languages to a widely accepted industrial language such as C, C++ or Java often becomes problematic (McIver and Conway 1996;Brilliant and Wiseman 1996).…”

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BLAKE: A language designed for Programming I

Blake

2010

Educ Inf Technol

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The process of comprehending a problem, strategically developing a solution and translating the solution into an algorithm is arguably the single most important series of skills acquired during the education of an undergraduate computer science or information technology major. With this in mind, much care should be taken when choosing a programming language to deploy in the first University programming course. BLAKE, Beginners Language for Acquiring Key programming Essentials, is designed specifically for use in a Programming I class. BLAKE aids in enforcing fundamental object-oriented practices while simultaneously facilitating the transition to subsequent programming languages. BLAKE's major features include; consistent parameter passing, single inheritance, nonredundant control structures, a simple development environment, and hardware independent data types. The syntax remains relatively small while still facilitating a straightforward transition to industry standard programming languages.

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The first programming paradigm and language dilemma

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming

A survey of literature on the teaching of introductory programming

What is a good first programming language?

BLAKE: A language designed for Programming I

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