Two-Language, Two-Paradigm Introductory Computing Curriculum Model and Its Implementation

Authors

Vladimir Zanev, Columbus State University
Atanas Radenski, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

This paper analyzes difficulties with the introduction of object-oriented concepts in introductory computing education and then proposes a two-language, two-paradigm curriculum model that alleviates such difficulties. Our two-language, two-paradigm curriculum model begins with teaching imperative programming using Python programming language, continues with teaching object-oriented computing using Java, and concludes with teaching object-oriented data structures with Java.

Comments

This article was originally published in Serdica Journal of Computing, volume 5, in 2011.

Recommended Citation

Zanev, V. A. Radenski. Two-Language, Two-Paradigm Introductory Computing Curriculum Model and Its Implementation. Serdica Journal of Computing, vol 5, 2011, pp. 129 - 152.

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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