Approaches for learning Prolog programming

dc.creator	Shanshan Yang
dc.creator	Mike Joy
dc.date	2007-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:07:02Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:07:02Z
dc.identifier	1473-7507
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/f68845e182994e9fab4522fb24b70cee
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/10904
dc.description	Understanding Prolog programming is a challenge for many beginners, and many instructors and researchers have proposed and adopted varied teaching approaches to help learners to understand Prolog easily. However, it is not known whether any of the teaching approaches currently in use is appropriate from a learner's perspective. This paper reports the results of an investigation into which approaches are suitable for Prolog novices and why they are appropriate.We first categorise the teaching approaches which are currently in use in mainstream Prolog introductory textbooks, and highlight how they have been used over the past 25 years. We then discuss the appropriateness of each approach, by addressing their advantages and disadvantages based on interviews with learners. Using this information, a larger picture of the suitability of these teaching approaches is drawn, and finally we suggest what factors may influence it and discuss possible improvements. The findings of this study suggest that an approach based on emphasising the declarative features of the language is the most appropriate, as a component of a blended learning strategy.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Higher Education Academy Subject Network for Information & Computer Sciences
dc.relation	http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/italics/vol6iss4/YangJoy.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1473-7507
dc.source	ITALICS, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 88-107 (2007)
dc.subject	learning and teaching programming
dc.subject	approaches
dc.subject	logic programming
dc.subject	Prolog
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Approaches for learning Prolog programming
dc.type	article