Evaluation of Learning Support System for Agent-Based C Programming

Abstract

The programming is one of the most important factors in the education of computer literacy. However, in the initial learning of the programming, many students often have faced simple problems, like syntax-error by careless or miss typing. We propose the support system for the C language programming on the UNIX by using agent technology. This system monitors the error message from the compiler. It analyzes, rewrites the acquired message, and reports to the student and the teacher. The teacher can improve the teaching way by finding category of error. The student customizes these messages, and they can use the suitable one at each level. Moreover, these messages send to other students by communication line of each agent. Students can select the most preferable message from the collection of the agent. In the preliminary experiment; the improvement of efficiency to the complication work was confirmed.