On teaching arrays with test-driven learning in WebIDE

Authors:
Michael Hilton;David S. Janzen
Affiliations:
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA;California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 17th ACM annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Year:
2012

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Abstract

Test-driven development (TDD) has been shown to reduce defects and to lead to better code, but can it help beginning students learn basic programming topics, specifically arrays? We performed a controlled experiment where we taught arrays to two CS0 classes, one using WebIDE, an intelligent tutoring system that enforced the use of Test-Driven Learning (TDL) methods, and one using more traditional static methods and a development environment that instructed, but did not enforce the use of TDD. Students who used the TDL approach with WebIDE performed significantly better in assessments and had significantly higher opinions of their experiences than students who used traditional methods and tools.