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 |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computing Education Research |
| Publisher | ACM |
| Pages | 96-100 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781605583853 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2009 |
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Keywords
- UML
- computing
- computer science education
- Java
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Paterson, J., Cheng, K. F., & 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 (pp. 96-100). ACM.