109 urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:3dc5f44e-8666-58db-bc76-a455210e8891 JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science jucs 0948-695X 0948-6968 Journal of Universal Computer Science 10.3217/jucs-011-09-1505 28475 Research Article K.3.2 - Computer and Information Science Education Integrating Educational Tools for Collaborative Computer Programming Learning Bravo Crescencio crescencio.bravo@uclm.es 1 Marcelino Maria José 2 Gomes Anabela 3 Esteves Micaela 4 Mendes Antonio Jose 5 University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain University of Castilla-La Mancha Ciudad Real Spain University of Coimbra, , Portugal University of Coimbra Portugal Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, , Portugal Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra Portugal Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Leiria, , Portugal Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Leiria Portugal Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra, , Portugal Centro de Informática e Sistemas da Universidade de Coimbra Portugal

Corresponding author: Crescencio Bravo (crescencio.bravo@uclm.es).

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2005 28 09 2005 11 9 1505 1517 96FC2213-4B6F-50E7-8F4B-2AC884F275E0 6996851 Crescencio Bravo, Maria José Marcelino, Anabela Gomes, Micaela Esteves, Antonio Jose Mendes This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.

Computer Programming learning is a difficult process. Experience has demonstrated that many students find it difficult to use programming languages to write programs that solve problems. In this paper we describe several educational computer tools used successfully to support Programming learning and we present a global environment which integrates them, allowing a broader approach to Programming teaching and learning. This environment uses program animation and the Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) paradigm.