ENHANCING THIRD-YEAR COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS' COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SKILLS AT HAWASSA UNIVERSITY, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Teaching programming in an efficient and effective method has been the most difficult subject in the world of computing for the last couple of decades. Aside from a lack of laboratory equipment, the most prevalent issues are the lengthy time it takes to understand a problem, devising algorithms, writing coding, syntax, and semantic complexity of the programming language. Because of the wide range of students' backgrounds, misconceptions about the course, traditional classroom teaching methodology, and the limited allotted time available to cover the course, it is extremely difficult for a teacher to go beyond the fundamental concepts that impede the development of students' problem-solving abilities. The major goal of thisstudy is to assist students to become better programmers by comprehending code and implementing applications for real-world problems.