TY  - CHAP
AB  - This chapter describes our innovative approach to the teaching of computer programming and writing; professors worked with students across classes united by a theme of narrative. A year-long study examined if using Alice, a three-dimensional microworld programming software that allows users to create interactive narratives, was more effective than Visual Basic (VB) in developing problem-solving abilities in first-year college students in introductory computer programming courses. Results revealed that although both the Alice and VB group showed a statistically significant (p<0.05) increase in performance for problem-solving questions related to computer programming, only the Alice group showed a significant increase in problem-solving abilities not directly related to computer programming, and an increase in student retention.
VL  - 4
SN  - 978-1-78052-053-7, 978-1-78052-052-0/2044-9968
DO  - 10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000004016
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-9968(2011)0000004016
AU  - Lansiquot Reneta D.
AU  - Cabo Candido
ED  - Randy Hinrichs
ED  - Charles Wankel
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Alice's Adventures in Programming Narratives
T2  - Transforming Virtual World Learning
T3  - Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 305
EP  - 325
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -