Towards an M-learning Requirements Catalog for the Development of Educational Applications for the Teaching of Programming

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Author(s):	Marcolino, Anderson S. ; Barbosa, Ellen ; IEEE Total Authors: 3
Document type:	Journal article
Source:	2016 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE); v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2016-01-01.
Abstract
The increasing adoption of ICT-based modalities to learn is a reality in several domains. However, the adoption of these modalities and their consequent benefits have not been properly exploited in domains such as the teaching of programming. This research aims at proposing a mobile learning requirements catalog capable of: (i) identify requirements to allow the development of mobile applications for teaching of programming with reuse-based Software Engineering approaches; and (ii) connect such requirements with educational theories and programming problems. The main goal is to create the necessary knowledge base to understand the domain engineering of this area. In order to initially evaluate our requirement catalog, a case study is briefly discussed. Positive evidences on the usefulness of the catalog have been achieved. In future work, the catalog will be included as part of the domain analysis phase in a reuse-based software engineering technique for the creation of m-learning applications for the teaching of programming. (AU)

FAPESP's process:	14/03389-9 - Supporting mechanisms to the design and development of mobile learning environments and applications
Grantee:	Ellen Francine Barbosa
Support Opportunities:	Regular Research Grants