Abstract

DE GIUSTI, Laura C.; SANZ, Victoria  and  DE GIUSTI, Armando. Evolution of a Programming Initial Course to a Multi Paradigm approach: Analysis and Results. Rev. iberoam. tecnol. educ. educ. tecnol. [online]. 2019, n.24, pp.7-14. ISSN 1851-0086.

This paper analyzes the evolution of an introductory programming course, which has been restructured in two four-month courses, and includes in the second period practical sessions in three programming paradigms (imperative, object-oriented and concurrent). The main topics include a discussion of the impact of this approach on Computer Science students, the criteria for choosing the mentioned programming paradigms, the teaching methodology and strategies for implementation in the classroom. Also, the demands of the industry and the technological change that led to this new approach are analyzed, and this new course is compared with the previous traditional course. Furthermore, the advantages and challenges of this multi-paradigm approach, after 3 years of work with more than 800 students, are presented. The conclusions focus on the impact on student learning, considering the direct effect and the indirect effect on subsequent courses in the career.

Keywords : Programming; Algorithms; Programming workshop; Paradigms; Languages.

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