La revue : Informatica
Domaine : informatique
Mots Clés : University Teaching Strategies, Oriented-Object Programming, Collaborative Learning,
Auteur : C Boudia, A Bengueddach, H Haffaf
Issn : 1854-3871, 0350-5596 Eissn : vol : 43, Num : 1, pp : 129–144
Date de publication : 2020-03-01
Résume : Several strategies and methods have been designed and tested to allow students to have better teaching
and learning of programming concepts and training their programming skills acquired. In our
university, old and classic pedagogical methods are still used in the learning of Oriented-Object
Programming (OOP). This paper explores the experimentation of a pedagogical approach designed for
Mostafa Stambouli Mascara University’s computer sciences students to enhance their chances to get an
effective teaching using a collaborative learning and early introduction of current technologies. The
study was made of 108 second year informatics students’ for two semesters (October–January 2016-
2017, September-December 2017-2018) who were identified in a controlled experience for collaborative
learning OOP in lab session. Students gathered into predetermined groups based on initial test and
some setting. The students are supposed to share the same programming assignment by distributing
roles according to global pedagogical scenario for problem-resolving activities. This experience allows
the teachers to apply this strategy and see students in closer and permit them to express their problems
and search together for solutions. The principal objective was to offer a new experience to motivate
students and make this design a smart opportunity to have better programming performance.
Furthermore, as a result of testing this new strategy, the students’ academic progress is clear. A
questionnaire was distributed with the purpose of analyzing students’ motivation and satisfaction levels
alongside the effects of the experiment. Results show that students found that among other benefits this
method facilitates the learning process.
