A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth

Elizabeth Vidal; Ali Erkan

doi:10.1145/3197091.3205835

A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose the use of simple KML files to increase student engagement when learning file I/O. We also report on our trial study where we had one group of students learn I/O functions using conventional exercises while we had another working with KML-based files that could trivially be viewed in Google Earth. Our assessment of student engagement indicated that students in the experiment group registered significantly higher in the usefulness and interest dimensions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITiCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Editors	Panayiotis Andreou, Michal Armoni, Janet C. Read, Irene Polycarpou
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	369-370
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450357074
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3197091.3205835
State	Published - 2 Jul 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2018 - Larnaca, Cyprus Duration: 2 Jul 2018 → 4 Jul 2018

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Name	Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
ISSN (Print)	1942-647X

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Conference	23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2018
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Larnaca
Period	2/07/18 → 4/07/18

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© 2018 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).

Keywords

CS2
File I/O
KML

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Vidal, E., & Erkan, A. (2018). A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth. In P. Andreou, M. Armoni, J. C. Read, & I. Polycarpou (Eds.), ITiCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 369-370). (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3197091.3205835

Vidal, Elizabeth ; Erkan, Ali. / A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth. ITiCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. editor / Panayiotis Andreou ; Michal Armoni ; Janet C. Read ; Irene Polycarpou. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. pp. 369-370 (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE).

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Vidal, E & Erkan, A 2018, A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth. in P Andreou, M Armoni, JC Read & I Polycarpou (eds), ITiCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 369-370, 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2018, Larnaca, Cyprus, 2/07/18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3197091.3205835

A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth. / Vidal, Elizabeth; Erkan, Ali.

ITiCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. ed. / Panayiotis Andreou; Michal Armoni; Janet C. Read; Irene Polycarpou. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. p. 369-370 (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE).

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Vidal E, Erkan A. A novel introduction to file I/O using KML and google earth. In Andreou P, Armoni M, Read JC, Polycarpou I, editors, ITiCSE 2018 - Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Association for Computing Machinery. 2018. p. 369-370. (Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE). doi: 10.1145/3197091.3205835

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