An evaluation of website-based education system in Language C

An evaluation of website-based education system in

Language C

ABSTRACT

Distance learning has taken new approaches in the form of e-learning With the increasing usage of internet , e-learning has had tremendous growth over the past few years . E-learning is being increasingly used for technical subjects . C-language being used in various specialised fields has been attracting the attention of learning centres . However due to the limitations of implementations of E-learning systems , the learning experience for C-programming language is largely monolithic and unidirectional

This research reviews two different e-learning centres for

the C-programming languages . The common thread among both the E-learning centres and one of the main reasons for existing level of user experience is the level of interaction of the E-learning system . The learners have no established way of interacting with the tutors or get adequate guidance from them . Further , they are unable to find help from the centre when it is required . In addition , the programming languages require high degree of practical work in addition to the theoretical work . There is a lack of facilities to try out and understand the subject in detail through the e-learning centres . This is one of the key reasons why learners do not find enough long-term value in the e-learning centres for subjects such as C-programming

This research looks at an agent based e-learning system that can address the limitations of the current systems through better level of interaction . The research focuses on the usage of agents in e-learning and how it can be applied to the C-programming environment . It dwells into the requirements of an e-learning system as a general system and then specifically for a C-programming learning centre . Based on these requirements , a design of the system including the system design and the user interface design is done . An evaluation is also designed to verify the intuitiveness , usability and the level of interaction of the system

Table of content

Section Item Page No

TOC \o "1-3 " \u CHAPTER1 Introduction PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 4

1 .1 Overview PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 4

1 .2 Aim PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 6

1 .3 Objective PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 6

1 .4 Project Overview PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 7

CHAPTER 2 Literature Review PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 8

2 .1 Agent Based E-Learning System PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 8

2 .2 E-learning Standards PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 14

2 .3 User profiling in e-learning system PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 16

2 .4 Summary PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 19

CHAPTER 3 Reviews of Websites PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 21

3 .1 Standard PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 21

3 .2 Review of Cprogramming .com PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 23

3 .3 Review of ProgrammingTutorials .com PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 27

3 .4 Critical Appraisal PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 30

3 .5 Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 31

CHAPTER 4 : Methodology PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 36

4 .1 Investigation of E-learning , C-programming courses and Agent PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 36

4 .2 Investigation of E-learning for C programming PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 38

4 .3 Recommendation PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 38

4 .4 Function Design PAGEREF _Toc3...