Computer-Based Support for the Learning of Software Design

基于计算机的软件设计学习支持

• 批准号: 9010362
• 负责人: Elliot Soloway
• 金额: $ 85.46万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1990
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1990-08-01 至 1994-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9010362&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Computer; Based; Support; Learning; Software

Increasingly, society is demanding that people put their knowledge to use. One such application is the design of artifacts. The importance of technological support in the design process is clearly recognized by professional designers. The aim of this project is to explore how high schools and college students can best be supported as they learn a particular type of design process--software design. To this end, an educationally-motivated and educationally-sound computer-aided design environment (SODA, Software Design Lab) will be developed and classroom tested; SODA goes beyond merely supporting slices of the design process, and provides support for the four major activities in software design: planning, generating and evaluating alternative designs, debugging, and reflecting. Key to effective design is the management of complexity. Thus, in SODA, there will be mechanisms to manage artifact complexity (e.g., plan libraries), process complexity (e.g. aids to create and then navigate among alternative designs), as well as mechanisms to facilitate learning (e.g., scaffolding and customization). The research plan is to test increasingly more sophisticated versions of SODA, in four different educational environments using a broad range of students. A systematic procedure has been designed to assess student performance as well as process, using quantitative and qualitative methods; transfer of design skills will also be examined.

越来越多的社会要求人们把他们的知识 使用.一个这样的应用是人工制品的设计。 的重要性 设计过程中的技术支持得到了 专业设计师。 这个项目的目的是探索 如何最好地支持高中和大学生，因为他们 学习一种特殊的设计过程--软件设计。 本 一个以教育为目的的，有教育意义的计算机辅助的 将开发设计环境（SODA，软件设计实验室）， 课堂测试; SODA不仅仅是支持 设计过程，并为以下四项主要活动提供支持： 软件设计：规划、生成和评估备选方案 设计、调试和反思。 有效设计的关键是 管理复杂性。 因此，在SODA中，将有机制 管理工件复杂性（例如，计划库），过程复杂性 (e.g.帮助创建并在备选设计中导航）， 以及促进学习的机制（例如， 脚手架和定制）。 研究计划是测试越来越复杂的版本， SODA，在四个不同的教育环境中使用广泛的 学生 设计了一套系统的程序来评估学生 业绩以及过程，使用定量和定性 方法;设计技能的转移也将受到审查。