Development of a C Language Education Instructor Training Course Using Animated Characters

  • Authors

    • Dongkyun Lim
    • Ji Eun Lee
    • Gijun Um
    • Dosik Moon
    2018-08-29
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.33.18520
  • Animated character. coding education, C programming language, storytelling

  • The purpose of this study is to develop online lecture contents that can effectively teach C language to 5th, 6th grade or middle school students. Unlike existing cyber lectures, the proposed contents were created by using animated characters to help beginner level students learn C language through interesting storytelling, role playing games, and card games. This C language education contents were devel-oped for teachers to effectively educate elementary and middle school students who are presumed to have no prior knowledge of C lan-guage. The proposed contents motivate young learners to learn the introductory concepts of C language through the animated characters based on storytelling, more than using mere focus on rote memorization.

     

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    Lim, D., Eun Lee, J., Um, G., & Moon, D. (2018). Development of a C Language Education Instructor Training Course Using Animated Characters. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.33), 41-45. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.33.18520