AN INTERACTIVE ANIMATION TOOL FOR JAVA OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING UNDERSTANDING

Java Language becomes the most common Object-Oriented Programming Language over the entire world. Students from Computer Sciences and Information Technology are struggling to lean Java concepts and programs on Java. That is because of the various difficulties in understanding Object Orientedconcepts especially by novice programmers. This research adopts the design of interactive animationtool named LearnOOP which includesan animatedvisual model that shows the role of an object within a Java program. The visual object reflects the attributes and behaviour of that object to enhance students’ understanding. The interaction between the developed tool and students is conducted and the usability is measured using a questionnaire. The results show that the developed tool is more effective than using traditional teaching and positively impact learning. The results also have confirmed that LearnOOP tool is promising with respect to quality assurance, effectiveness and usability.