Dinamika Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar
Vol 12, No 1 (2020): Dinamika Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar

A Study on Student Attitudes in Learning Programming using Physical Computing

Zuraini Hanim Zaini (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)
Noreen Izza Arshad (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)
Balbir SM Singh (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)
Nurshazlyn M Aszemi (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS)
Subuh Anggoro (Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto)
Santhy Hawanti (Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Apr 2020

Abstract

Learning to program can be difficult for the students. Students must master language syntax, programming theory, and problem-solving techniques. Efforts have been made to assist students in understanding how to program. This study is intended to examine whether Arduino, as a teaching and learning tool, helps in generating students’ interests towards programming. Arduino is one of the physical computing tools which has an open-source electronics platform based on user-friendly hardware and software for creating different projects and applications. Arduino is easy to be used by beginners, yet flexible enough for advanced users to learn physical computing and programming. This study adopted a quantitative research method to measure the student’s attitude in learning programming using physical computing. The sample of this study is 56 students from the foundation program and undergraduate program. To gauge students’ perception, students’ attitude survey was adapted. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Based on the analysis, the study found that the overall mean score was 4.253. The result indicated that student has a positive attitude in learning programming using physical computing.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

dinamika

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management

Description

Dinamika is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes different kinds of scientific articles based on the research-article and ideas-article. Dinamika aims to provide a platform for the publication of the most advanced high-quality research in the areas of learning, development, instruction, ...