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Beynon, Meurig and Harfield, Antony (2005) Empirical modelling in support of constructionism : a case study. University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science. (Department of Computer Science research report). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Conventional programming paradigms have limitations where support for constructionist learning is concerned. This paper illustrates the merits of an alternative approach to giving support for constructionist learning, based on the principles of Empirical Modelling (EM), with reference to an algorithm for determining whether a decomposition of a particular relational schema is lossless. Model-building that is to be effective for constructionist learning has to support activities relating to three distinct roles: that of a student, a teacher and a developer. Our aim is to demonstrate that EM brings far greater conceptual unity to the interactions of the student, the teacher and the developer than is typically found in using a conventional approach to educational software development.
Item Type: | Report | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Constructivism (Education), Computer-assisted instruction, Computer simulation | ||||
Series Name: | Department of Computer Science research report | ||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Computer Science | ||||
Official Date: | 2005 | ||||
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Number: | Number 412 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 5 | ||||
DOI: | CS-RR-412 | ||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Theses Department: | Department of Computer Science | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
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