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Development and testing of a graphical FORTRAN learning tool for novice programmers

Ninan, D. F.; Ajayi, Olusola Anuoluwapo; Olajubu, Emmanuel; Akinboro, Solomon; Ninan, Olufemi; Soriyan, Abimbola

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Authors

D. F. Ninan

Anuoluwapo Ajayi Anuoluwapo.Ajayi@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - Big Data Application

Emmanuel Olajubu

Solomon Akinboro

Olufemi Ninan

Abimbola Soriyan



Abstract

To address the difficulties associated with computer programming, this article first looks at some reasons why students, especially engineering students, find programming such a daunting prospect, and it proposes a programming learning tool managed by a Deterministic Finite Automaton (DFA). The DFA machine used a graphical environment provided by Simulink to teach the FOR-mula TRANslator (FORTRAN) programming language to science students. The proposed programming learning tool and the traditional method of teaching were compared and evaluated. The results of evaluation indicated that there was an improvement in learning effectiveness of the proposed learning tool.

Citation

Ninan, D. F., Ajayi, O. A., Olajubu, E., Akinboro, S., Ninan, O., & Soriyan, A. (2010). Development and testing of a graphical FORTRAN learning tool for novice programmers. Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management, 5, 277-291. https://doi.org/10.28945/1176

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 1, 2009
Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Deposit Date Apr 23, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management
Print ISSN 1555-1229
Electronic ISSN 1555-1237
Publisher Informing Science Institute
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 5
Pages 277-291
DOI https://doi.org/10.28945/1176
Keywords graphical programming, learning environment, text programming, students’ failure, algorithms
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/980603
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.28945/1176

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