Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Investigating the Impact of EMU8086 Emulator on Developing Positive Student Attitude Towards Assembly Language Programming. |
| Authors: |
Mathur, R.1 er.rohit.mathur.ind@gmail.com |
| Source: |
Journal of Engineering Education Transformations. Apr2024, Vol. 37 Issue 4, p150-156. 7p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Student attitudes, *College student attitudes, *Teaching aids, Programming languages, Emulation software, Wilcoxon signed-rank test |
| Abstract: |
This article presents the findings of an experiment designed to explore whether the utilization of a teaching aid, in this case the emulator EMU8086, can positively influence the target undergraduate students' attitude towards acquiring 8086 assembly language programming skills or not? Methods: Twenty-nine students participated in a oneday hands-on workshop. The sessions focused on 8086 assembly language programming using the EMU8086 emulator. All twenty-nine participants submitted pre- and post-workshop polls. For analyzing the pre- and post-workshop poll data, a matched-pair Wilcoxon signed-rank test was utilized. Results: The average confidence level of participants in their capability to create an assembly language program by themselves doubled from 1.7931 ± 0.1437 to 3.7586 ± 0.1071 (P = 4.68957E-21). The average confidence level of participants in the EMU8086's capability to assist in learning 8086 assembly language programming increased from 2.6207 ± 0.1749 to 3.9655 ± 0.0782 (P = 4.34958E-11). The average participant interest in similar skill enhancement opportunities soared from 3.2759 ± 0.1395 to 4.6897 ± 0.0874 (P = 5.25141E-14). The average participant interest in the domain of embedded systems slightly increased from 4.3103 ± 0.1005 to 4.6897 ± 0.0874 (P = 0.000145533). Conclusions: The findings suggest that exposure to the EMU8086 emulator had a positive impact on participants' attitude towards acquiring assembly language programming skills. Relevance: Identifying the factors that drive interest in the domain of embedded systems which may help attract a larger consortium of potential learners and even lower the dropout rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
