Title :
Instructional Design of Exercise-Centric Teaching Materials on UML Modeling
Author :
Yamazaki, Shumpei ; Jiromaru, Taku
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 31 2014-Sept. 4 2014
Abstract :
We have developed an instructional program for teaching literacy in the use of Unified Modeling Language (UML) modeling software at the University of Kitakyushu. In this paper, we show the instructional design of our teaching materials for the literacy, which students master as part of our program, and assess their effectiveness. Our strategies include three levels of instruction, each with numerous step-by-step exercises. The students learn 10 basic patterns of UML notation at level 1, composition of the notation at level 2, and creating UML system diagrams at level 3. We assess students achievement based on a rubric. Our teaching materials are effective: approximately 75 percent of 43 students met the criteria, albeit with some room for improvement.
Keywords :
Unified Modeling Language; computer aided instruction; computer literacy; educational institutions; teaching; UML modeling software; UML notation composition; UML system diagram creation; Unified Modeling Language; University of Kitakyushu; exercise-centric teaching materials; instruction levels; instructional design; instructional program; literacy teaching; rubric; step-by-step exercises; student achievement assessment; student learning; Education; Educational programs; Logic gates; Materials; Semantics; Software; Unified modeling language; Blended Learning; Group Discussion; Instructional Design; Software Engineering Education; Software Modeling; UML;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Applied Informatics (IIAIAAI), 2014 IIAI 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kitakyushu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4174-2
DOI :
10.1109/IIAI-AAI.2014.77
