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RoboCode & problem-based learning: a non-prescriptive approach to teaching programming
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RoboCode & problem-based learning: a non-prescriptive approach to teaching programming   (Citations: 14)
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The fundamental principle behind Problem-based Learning (PBL) is that the problem is the driving force that initi- ates the learning. In order to function eectively in a PBL environment a good set of problems is required. Solving problems is a vital element within Computer Science and yet the discipline has been slow to embrace PBL as an ap- proach to learning. The net result means that there are few good PBL problems available to assist new practitioners with implementation. PBL emphasizes a real-world approach to learning, and we present a RoboCode Competition as a can- didate for a good, realistic PBL problem within the computer science discipline. We list and identify the criteria that cat- egorise a PBL problem as good and validate the RoboCode domain against these criteria. We argue that the concept of freedom — in dierent guises — plays a key role in making PBL a good mechanism for teaching programming, and for making RoboCode a good domain for PBL.
Conference: Annual Joint Conference Integrating Technology into Computer Science Education - ITiCSE , pp. 217-221, 2006
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