Understanding our students: incorporating the results of several experiments into a student learning environment

This paper describes a project that aims to enhance student learning of Object Oriented Programming through the development of an interactive learning environment. Through a series of connected experiments we have sought to discover more about how our students learn and have incorporated this knowledge into a specially tailored Integrated Development Environment (IDE), VorteX.

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