Issues of selecting a programming environment for a programming curriculum in general education

Authors:
Rimgaudas Laucius
Affiliations:
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius, Lithuania
Venue:
ISSEP'06 Proceedings of the 2006 international conference on Informatics in Secondary Schools - Evolution and Perspectives: the Bridge between Using and Understanding Computers
Year:
2006

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Abstract

The programming environment has an essential role in the curriculum of programming. This paper presents the main features determining an environment's methodical suitability for teaching programming. It is based on our recent experience of selection of environments when we had decided to replace the obsolete Turbo Pascal system in our schools. Our solution – to adapt the Free Pascal compiler for teaching purposes according to prearranged requirements may be treated as success story. The paper presents the main features of Free Pascal and the main tasks necessary for its adaptation: the development of an integrated development environment and the localization of compiler as well.