A Study of Grammar-Concept Understanding Problem in C Programming Learning Assistant System

Xiqin Lu, Nobuo Funabiki, Soe Thandar Aung, Htoo Htoo Sandi Kyaw, Kiyoshi Ueda, Wen Chung Kao

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Abstract

C programming is taught in introductory programming courses in many universities across the world. To assist self-studies of novice students, we have developed C programming learning assistant system (CPLAS). In this paper, we study the grammar-concept understanding problem (GUP) in CPLAS for first-step studies of understanding grammar concepts in C programming. Each question describes the definition of a keyword in a source code and requests to answer it. Any answer is verified through string matching. If a student cannot answer questions, he/she does not understand basic concepts and may be lost in C programming study. For GUP, we selected 66 keywords with questions, and generated 35 instances that cover them. The assignment results to 130 undergraduate students in Okayama and Nihon Universities revealed the difficult keywords and learning progresses of students.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)198-207
Number of pages10
JournalITE Transactions on Media Technology and Applications
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • C programming
  • CPLAS
  • grammar
  • grammar-concept understanding problem
  • keyword

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Media Technology
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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