Results from using an environment for interpreter-based projects for the programming languages courses

Barbara M. Moskal; L. A. Smith King; John Barr

Results from using an environment for interpreter-based projects for the programming languages courses

Barbara M. Moskal, L. A. Smith King, John Barr

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Abstract

The Multiple Language Environment (MuLE) software tool is designed to support the teaching of programming languages using a combination of comparative and interpretive approaches. Accompanying the MuLE software tool is a user's manual and a selection of pre-developed projects, scheme pre-labs, and testing programs. MuLE projects have been designed to vary in both size and complexity, allowing the instructor to select the appropriate level of classroom implementation. Formal assessment results indicate that students who used the MuLE software tool throughout a semester displayed a greater increase in content knowledge than did students who completed a traditional programming language course.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	F2C1-F2C5
Journal	Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
Volume	2
State	Published - 2003
Event	Engineering as a Human Endaevor: Partnering Community, Academia, Government, and Industry - Westminster, CO, United States Duration: Nov 5 2003 → Nov 8 2003

Keywords

Assessment
Computer Science
Instructional Methods
Programming Languages

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