Block-C: a block-based programming teaching tool to facilitate introductory C programming coursesBlock-C: a block-based programming teaching tool to facilitate introductory C programming courses
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2018-05-112017enBlock-C is a block-based programming learning tool for C programming language that uses the recognition over recall approach on top of the rigid and complex constructs of C language. It empowers students to learn programming by guiding them to focus on the programming logic rather than the syntax of C language. Novice programmers in introductory programming courses are more productive with the use of Block-C than with regular textual C programming. They can internalize the programming concepts more easily by gradually assigning meaning to the visual models (pertaining to the programming logic) created using the tool. In lab or tutorial sessions, where the presence of facilitators is limited, Block-C can guide the students to complete their assignments easily and effectively. Finally, Block-C promotes the transition to the regular textual C programming by allowing the students to export their code and see how their block-based programs are translated to textual C, but also how textual C is translated to block-based C. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/570-579IEEE Global Engineering Education ConferenceIEEE Global Engineering Education Conference
Kyfonidis Charalabos
Κυφωνιδης Χαραλαμπος
Moumoutzis Nektarios
Μουμουτζης Νεκταριος
Christodoulakis Stavros
Χριστοδουλακης Σταυρος
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Block-based programming
C programming language
Syntactic error prevention in novice C programming language learning
Teaching programming
Visual programming