PatternCoder: a programming support tool for learning binary class associations and design patterns

James Paterson; Ka Fai Cheng; John Haddow

PatternCoder: a programming support tool for learning binary class associations and design patterns

James Paterson, Ka Fai Cheng, John Haddow

Glasgow Caledonian University

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Abstract

PatternCoder is a software tool to aid student understanding of class associations. It has a wizard-based interface which allows students to select an appropriate binary class association or design pattern for a given problem. Java code is then generated which allows students to explore the way in which the class associations are implemented in a programming language. This paper describes the rationale behind the tool, gives a description of the tool itself, and reports on our experiences of using the tool in our teaching.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	96-100
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781605583853
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2009
Event	Koli-Calling 2008: 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research - Koli, Finland Duration: 13 Nov 2008 → 16 Nov 2008

Conference

Conference	Koli-Calling 2008: 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research
Abbreviated title	Koli '08
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Koli
Period	13/11/08 → 16/11/08

Keywords

UML
computing
computer science education
Java

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Paterson, J, Cheng, KF & Haddow, J 2009, PatternCoder: a programming support tool for learning binary class associations and design patterns. in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 96-100, Koli-Calling 2008: 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli, Finland, 13/11/08.

PatternCoder: a programming support tool for learning binary class associations and design patterns. / Paterson, James; Cheng, Ka Fai; Haddow, John.

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2009. p. 96-100.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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