A Community of Practice Approach to Learning Programming

Autor/inn/en	Chen, Gwo-Dong; Li, Liang-Yi; Wang, Chin-Yea
Titel	A Community of Practice Approach to Learning Programming
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 11 (2012) 2, S.15-26 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Knowledge Level; Programming; Blended Learning; Communities of Practice; Science Process Skills; Teaching Methods; Problem Based Learning; Computer Software; Learning Activities; Guidelines; Curriculum Implementation; Case Studies; Educational Strategies; Learning Strategies; Instructional Innovation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wissensbasis; Programmierung; Community; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Lernaktivität; Richtlinien; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lehrstrategie; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	In programming courses, teaching students who have varied levels of knowledge and skills the requisite competencies to perform in real-world software development teams is indeed difficult. To address this problem, this paper proposes a community of practice (CoP) approach and provides some guidelines to simulate a real-world CoP in a blended learning environment. It simulates not only the role structure and tasks but also the participation process. The design of this approach is based on the situated learning perspective that considers learning to be a trajectory in which learners move from legitimate peripheral participation to full participation in CoPs. The results from the data analysis and questionnaires indicated that the students were very engaged in this activity and believed that this approach helped them to develop necessary programming knowledge and skills. This study also reports certain constraints and suggestions for teachers who want to adapt this approach for their courses. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10