Improvements in Introductory Programming Course: Action Research Insights and Outcomes

作     者：Malik, Sohail Iqbal 

作者机构：Buraimi Univ Coll Dept Informat Technol Al Buraimi Oman 

出 版 物：《SYSTEMIC PRACTICE AND ACTION RESEARCH》 (系统实践与行为研究)

年 卷 期：2018年第31卷第6期

页      面：637-656页

核心收录：

学科分类：12[管理学] 120202[管理学-企业管理（含：财务管理、市场营销、人力资源管理）] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 1202[管理学-工商管理] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)] 

主　　题：Action research Introductory programming Attrition rate Novice programmers 

摘      要：Programming is a rewarding and yet demanding field in the ICT labormarket, but it is considered a challenging and difficult area of learning for significant numbers of novice programmers. As a result, high attrition rates from introductory programming (IP) courses are reported despite extensive research which attempts to address the issue. In this research, an action research methodology was used with three cycles to investigate and improve the teaching and learning process of the IP course. There were nine activities performed during the span of these three cycles. All three entities of the didactic triangle (student, instructor, and content) together with learning context were incorporated into the research design to understand the problem better and execute the proposed solution. The result shows that three cycles of the action research methodology helps in understanding and improving the students learning outcomes in the IP course. Moreover, the attrition rate was also reduced in the IP course.