Development of a Visual Programming Environment for Novices

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Chiba Institute of Technology (2017); Shinshu University (2015-2016)
• Principal Investigator: KUNIMUNE Hisayoshi 千葉工業大学, 情報科学部, 教授 (90377648)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 香山 瑞恵 信州大学, 学術研究院工学系, 教授 (70233989) ; 新村 正明 信州大学, 学術研究院工学系, 准教授 (20345755) ; 小尻 智子 関西大学, システム理工学部, 准教授 (40362298) ; 山本 樹 尚美学園大学, 芸術情報学部, その他 (30535266) ; 華山 宣胤 尚美学園大学, 芸術情報学部, 教授(移行) (20299853)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: プログラミング教育 / ビジュアルプログラミング環境 / 初学者向け / 概念理解 / 教授・学習支援システム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We introduced a prototype system of a visual programming environment into some actual classes, and collected the data including users' evaluation for the system. After that, we developed the system, which offers the functionalities for teaching and learning fundamental concepts in programming. Then, we introduced the system into actual classes in several higher educational institutes, and conducted evaluations.
The evaluational results shows that the system is highly evaluated from the teachers and students than the prototype system.

Free Research Field

教授・学習支援工学