The use of the term computational thinking, introduced in 2006 by Jeanette Wing, is having
repercussions in the field of education. The term brings into sharp focus the concept of …

Many industrial companies and researchers are looking for more efficient model driven
engineering approaches (MDE) in software engineering of manufacturing automation …

The analysis of source code produced by novice programmers could provide interesting
insights into their learning progress, particularly in introductory programming courses. Yet …

A field experiment investigated the evaluation, teaching, and application of two different
approaches to automatic control in programmable logic controllers, in particular comparing …

We present the results of an investigation on how well students are able to understand
object-oriented programming (OOP) when learning with only very minimal guidance. We …

A novel, computer-based analysis method is presented that is built upon aggregating a set
of concept maps. This allows to visualize and investigate the state and development of the …

In introductory courses there are topics with a huge amount of concepts and
interdependencies between them. Especially in the course materials the relevant definitions …

We introduce ALE, a new framework for writing games for the Android platform. The primary
motivation behind ALE is to emphasize reading code before writing it. Beginners read game …

In recent years, the importance of the object-oriented paradigm has changed significantly.
Initially it was mainly used in software engineering, but it is now being used more and more …

Based on previous studies on programming errors and their causes, the presented study
examines UML modeling failures in the area of teaching machine and plant automation that …