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 |
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Keywords
- textbooks
- courseware
- assessment
- example programs
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Börstler, J., Nordström, M., & Paterson, J. (2011). On the quality of examples in introductory Java textbooks. ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE), 11(1).