A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics

Ugo Solitro; Margherita Zorzi; Margherita Pasini; Margherita Brondino

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_8

A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics

Ugo Solitro^*, Margherita Zorzi, Margherita Pasini, Margherita Brondino

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyse an application of the eXtreme Apprenticeship (XA) methodology, in a blended form, with a reduced set of human and software resources. The study was conducted at the University of Verona, in the context of the course "Programming with Laboratory" with 170 participants enrolled at the first degree in Applied Mathematics, throughout three different academic years. We analyse the earliest period of lessons, when the fundamentals of programming are introduced. During the first two years, students were trained with a traditional teaching method; the last group was trained using the XA teaching model. The outcomes showed a tangible improvement of learning outcomes in students trained with XA compared with the traditional teaching method. Possible refinements of XA method in our case study and in other educational contexts are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Methodologies and intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning
Subtitle of host publication	6th International Conference
Editors	Mauro Caporuscio, Fernando De la Prieta, Tania Di Mascio, Rosella Gennari, Javier Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Ricardo Azambuja-Silveira, Pierpaolo Vittorini
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	73-80
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319401652
ISBN (Print)	9783319401645
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_8
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (6th : 2016) - Sevilla, Spain Duration: 1 Jun 2016 → 3 Jun 2016 Conference number: 6th

Publication series

Name	Advances in intelligent systems and computing
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Volume	478
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357
ISSN (Electronic)	2194-5365

Other

Other	International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (6th : 2016)
Country	Spain
City	Sevilla
Period	1/06/16 → 3/06/16

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Solitro, U., Zorzi, M., Pasini, M., & Brondino, M. (2016). A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics. In M. Caporuscio, F. De la Prieta, T. Di Mascio, R. Gennari, J. Gutiérrez Rodríguez, R. Azambuja-Silveira, & P. Vittorini (Eds.), Methodologies and intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning: 6th International Conference (pp. 73-80). (Advances in intelligent systems and computing; Vol. 478). Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_8

Solitro, Ugo ; Zorzi, Margherita ; Pasini, Margherita ; Brondino, Margherita. / A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics. Methodologies and intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning: 6th International Conference. editor / Mauro Caporuscio ; Fernando De la Prieta ; Tania Di Mascio ; Rosella Gennari ; Javier Gutiérrez Rodríguez ; Ricardo Azambuja-Silveira ; Pierpaolo Vittorini. Switzerland : Springer, Springer Nature, 2016. pp. 73-80 (Advances in intelligent systems and computing).

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Solitro, U, Zorzi, M, Pasini, M & Brondino, M 2016, A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics. in M Caporuscio, F De la Prieta, T Di Mascio, R Gennari, J Gutiérrez Rodríguez, R Azambuja-Silveira & P Vittorini (eds), Methodologies and intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning: 6th International Conference. Advances in intelligent systems and computing, vol. 478, Springer, Springer Nature, Switzerland, pp. 73-80, International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (6th : 2016), Sevilla, Spain, 1/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_8

A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics. / Solitro, Ugo; Zorzi, Margherita; Pasini, Margherita; Brondino, Margherita.

Methodologies and intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning: 6th International Conference. ed. / Mauro Caporuscio; Fernando De la Prieta; Tania Di Mascio; Rosella Gennari; Javier Gutiérrez Rodríguez; Ricardo Azambuja-Silveira; Pierpaolo Vittorini. Switzerland : Springer, Springer Nature, 2016. p. 73-80 (Advances in intelligent systems and computing; Vol. 478).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution

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Solitro U, Zorzi M, Pasini M, Brondino M. A "light" application of blended extreme apprenticeship in teaching programming to students of mathematics. In Caporuscio M, De la Prieta F, Di Mascio T, Gennari R, Gutiérrez Rodríguez J, Azambuja-Silveira R, Vittorini P, editors, Methodologies and intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning: 6th International Conference. Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature. 2016. p. 73-80. (Advances in intelligent systems and computing). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40165-2_8