Revealing the programming process

One of the most important goals of an introductory programming course is that the students learn a systematic approach to the de-velopment of computer programs. Revealing the programming process is an important part of this; however, textbooks do not address the issue – probably because the textbook medium is static and therefore ill-suited to expose the process of program-ming. We have found that process recordings in the form of cap-tured narrated programming sessions are a simple, cheap, and ef-ficient way of providing the revelation. We identify seven different elements of the programming process for which process recordings are a valuable communication media in order to enhance the learning process. Student feedback indi-cates both high learning outcome and superior learning potential compared to traditional classroom teaching