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Using an environment chain model to teach inheritance in C++

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Michael R. Wick,

Daniel E. Stevenson,

Andrew T. PhillipsAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 34, Issue 1

Pages 297 - 301

https://doi.org/10.1145/563517.563458

Published: 27 February 2002 Publication History

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Inheritance is a central topic in most introductory object-oriented programming courses and frequently the most challenging for students to comprehend. The difficulties students experience often center around the rather complicated and obscure dynamic method invocation algorithms used in languages like C++ and Java. We present a visual model for teaching inheritance that captures the essential aspects of these algorithms yet is easy for students to comprehend and apply.

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Using an environment chain model to teach inheritance in C++
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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 34, Issue 1

Inroads: paving the way towards excellence in computing education

March 2002

417 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/563517

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SIGCSE '02: Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
February 2002
471 pages
ISBN:1581134738
DOI:10.1145/563340
Conference Chairs:
Judith Gersting
University of Hawaii at Hilo
,
Henry M. Walker
Grinnell College
,
Program Chair:
Scott Grissom
Grand Valley State University

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