TY - GEN
T1 - Using Jeroo to introduce object-oriented programming
AU - Dorn, Brian
AU - Sanders, Dean
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2003 IEEE.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The authors present Jeroo, a pedagogical tool that provides a gentler introduction to object-oriented programming. Jeroo has been developed to help novice programmers learn the basic notions of using objects to solve a problem, learn to write methods that support a functional decomposition of the task, and learn the semantics of fundamental control structures. Jeroo's syntax provides a smooth transition to Java, C++, or C#. The user interface has a single window in which everything is always visible. Source code highlighting, simple animation, and a continuously updated status panel provide a rich teaching and learning environment. Jeroo has been class tested at Northwest Missouri State University, and has proven to be an effective tool for working with novice programmers. Used in the first four weeks of a Java programming class, Jeroo produced a significant increase in student comfort and confidence levels, especially among female students. Jeroo and user documentation are available at http://www. nw.missouri.edu/∼sanders/Jeroo/Jeroo.html.
AB - The authors present Jeroo, a pedagogical tool that provides a gentler introduction to object-oriented programming. Jeroo has been developed to help novice programmers learn the basic notions of using objects to solve a problem, learn to write methods that support a functional decomposition of the task, and learn the semantics of fundamental control structures. Jeroo's syntax provides a smooth transition to Java, C++, or C#. The user interface has a single window in which everything is always visible. Source code highlighting, simple animation, and a continuously updated status panel provide a rich teaching and learning environment. Jeroo has been class tested at Northwest Missouri State University, and has proven to be an effective tool for working with novice programmers. Used in the first four weeks of a Java programming class, Jeroo produced a significant increase in student comfort and confidence levels, especially among female students. Jeroo and user documentation are available at http://www. nw.missouri.edu/∼sanders/Jeroo/Jeroo.html.
KW - Computer science education
KW - Introductory programming course
KW - Object-oriented programming
KW - Pedagogy
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2003.1263372
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2003.1263372
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84945898248
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
SP - T4C22-T4C27
BT - 33rd Annual Frontiers in Education
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 33rd Annual Frontiers in Education, FIE 2003
Y2 - 5 November 2003 through 8 November 2003
ER -