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A constructivist learning environment implemented in Java

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In this paper we describe the development of a flexible and interactive learning environment for studying the Java programming language. The system has been written using Java and has been designed around an extended version of the CORE [1] design methodology. Earlier work using CORE resulted in hypertext based learning environments such as CLEM (CORE Learning Environment for Modula-2) [2]. The current work seeks to enhance and augment the features provided in the early work by offering additional representations of the topics under study, incorporating audio and video resources, and improving the flexibility of the possible learning paths through the learning materials.

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            cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
            ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 30, Issue 3
            Sept. 1998
            313 pages
            ISSN:0097-8418
            DOI:10.1145/290320
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              ITiCSE '98: Proceedings of the 6th annual conference on the teaching of computing and the 3rd annual conference on Integrating technology into computer science education: Changing the delivery of computer science education
              August 1998
              315 pages
              ISBN:1581130007
              DOI:10.1145/282991

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