Title :
Understanding object-oriented software through virtual role-play
Author :
Jiménez-Díaz, Guillermo ; Gómez-Albarrán, Mercedes ; Gómez-Martín, Marco A. ; González-Calero, Pedro A.
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Sistemas Informaticos y Programacion, Univ. Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
Visualization techniques are commonly used in Computer Science, particularly for understanding the interactions intrinsic in the object-oriented paradigm. The visualization effectiveness improves if the student takes an active role during the learning process. In this paper we propose an active learning approach that uses interactive role-play simulations in a virtual 3D environment.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; object-oriented programming; program visualisation; programming environments; reverse engineering; virtual reality; Computer Science; active learning; interactive role-play simulations; object-oriented programming; object-oriented software understanding; software visualization techniques; virtual 3D environment; virtual role-play; Collaboration; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Computer science; Concrete; Educational technology; Object oriented modeling; Software systems; Virtual environment; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2338-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2005.293
