On the quality of examples in introductory Java textbooks

Jürgen Börstler; Marie Nordström; James Paterson

On the quality of examples in introductory Java textbooks

Jürgen Börstler, Marie Nordström, James Paterson

Glasgow Caledonian University

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Abstract

In this article we report on a study in which experienced educators evaluated the quality of object-oriented example programs for novices from popular Java textbooks. The evaluation was accomplished using an online checklist that elicited responses on the technical, object-oriented, and didactic quality of examples.

Original language	English
Journal	ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE)
Volume	11
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2011

Keywords

textbooks
courseware
assessment
example programs

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