Block-C: A block-based visual environment for supporting the teaching of C programming language to novices Block-C: A block-based visual environment for supporting the teaching of C programming language to novices Πλήρης Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Full Paper 2015-10-032015enMany barriers exist for novice programmers when confronted with the C programming language, such as its low level orientation, cryptic syntax and ambiguous compiler error messages. This paper presents the design and development of a block-based visual shell for the C programming language following the recognition over recall design pattern to eliminate syntax errors and enable the effective internalization of C programming language constructs. The evaluation studies provide evidence of the effectiveness of this shell, in tutorial/lab settings without the presence of human tutorshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/9th International Conference “New Horizons in Industry, Business and Education” (NHIBE 2015) 27-29 August 2015 Skiathos Island,Greece 2015 paper1183.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2015-10-03application/pdf242.2 kBfree Moumoutzis Nektarios Kyfonidis Charalampos Christodoulakis Stavros Χριστοδουλακης Σταυρος