2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of a System for Evaluating Program Readability designed to Improve Students' Programming Competence
Project/Area Number |
21500905
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Educational technology
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Research Institution | Aoyama Gakuin University |
Principal Investigator |
DUERST M.j 青山学院大学, 理工学部, 教授 (30383920)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATSUMOTO Akiyo 東北学院大学, 教養学部, 講師 (40413752)
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Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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Keywords | プログラミング教育 / 可読性 / C言語 |
Research Abstract |
In an university setting, programming education tends to focus on correct program execution, neglecting program readability. This in turn can inhibit program understanding. We therefore proposed, designed, and implemented a system that encourages studentsto write readable programs by indicating difficult-to-read locations. We also verified the correct functioning of the system. In addition, to evaluate the effectiveness of this system, we experimentally analyzed the relationship between program readability and program understanding.
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