Authors : Hee-Won Yun and Sung-Uk Choi
Abstract: This study has attempted to design a classroom lesson plan with EPL with the purpose of understanding the effective coding concept for elementary students. To do this, program coding is defined in the first place. Then, key elements of learning coding were extracted and analyzed. Based on the outcomes of extraction in the following level, lesson plan was created and applied to provide effective coding lesson. Then, the levels of understanding and interest in the coding concept were analyzed by comparing before and after the class in order to prove the validity of the lesson. Experiments were divided into two groups; experimental group using EPL (scratch) and control group using flow chart and the results of the class were compared and analyzed. Results show that the experimental group with the scratch had higher level in understanding the coding concept and interest in coding than the group lessoned with the flowchart.
Hee-Won Yun and Sung-Uk Choi, 2017. EPL Class Design for Understanding the Concept of Effective Program Coding. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 2545-2551.