Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Spring 5-31-2002
Degree Name
Master of Science in Computer Science - (M.S.)
Department
Computer and Information Science
First Advisor
Fadi P. Deek
Second Advisor
James A. McHugh
Third Advisor
Qianhong Liu
Abstract
Technological advances are paving the way for improvements in many sectors of society. The US education system needs to undergo a transformation of existing pedagogical methods to maximize utilization of new technologies. Traditional education has primarily been teacher driven, lectured-based in one location. Advances in technology are challenging existing paradigms by developing tools and educational environments that reach diverse learning styles and surpass the boundaries of current teaching methods.
Distributed learning is an emerging paradigm today that has promise to contribute significantly to learning and improve overall academic success. This research first explores various systems that provide different modes of learning. The problem domain of this research is the difficulty novice programmers' face when learning to program. This paper proposes how distributed learning can be used in a teaching environment to enrich learning and the impacts for the given problem domain.
Recommended Citation
Espinosa, Idania, "An evolving approach to learning in problem solving and program development : the distributed learning model" (2002). Theses. 710.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/710
