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Supporting the development of interactive applications in introductory programming courses

  1. Elvia E. Aispuro1,
  2. Guillermo Licea2,*,
  3. Jaime Suárez1,
  4. Andrés Sandoval1,
  5. Mónica A. Carreño1,
  6. Italia Estrada1,
  7. Reyes Juárez-Ramírez2,
  8. Leocundo Aguilar2,
  9. Luis G. Martínez2

Article first published online: 29 OCT 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cae.20387

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Aispuro, E. E., Licea, G., Suárez, J., Sandoval, A., Carreño, M. A., Estrada, I., Juárez-Ramírez, R., Aguilar, L. and Martínez, L. G. (2009), Supporting the development of interactive applications in introductory programming courses. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. doi: 10.1002/cae.20387

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  1. 1

    University of Baja California Sur, Carretera al Sur Km 5.5, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

  2. 2

    University of Baja California, Calzada Universidad 14418, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

*University of Baja California, Calzada Universidad 14418, Mesa de Otay, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 OCT 2009
  2. Article first published online: 29 OCT 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 28 AUG 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 12 FEB 2009

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Keywords:

  • graphical user interface;
  • interactive application;
  • introductory programming course

Abstract

Extended Library for Visual Interactive Applications (ELVIA) is a programming tool developed and used by the two most important public universities in the Baja California peninsula in México. ELVIA provides a Java class framework that helps novice students of programming to automatically generate the graphical user interface of interactive applications, focusing in the classes and objects that compose the applications. This paper describes ELVIA, some application examples and experiences applying this programming tool in introductory programming courses. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20387

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