It's been sometime since I revisited my own blog. Recently I'd been going to other people's blogs that somehow 'forced' me to write again. BUT I'M LAZY!!!
Oh well...
I've been teaching Programming Methodology / Fundamentals of Programming to degree students and diploma students respectively for quite a few semesters. The later the semester, the more difficult it seems for these students to grasp the idea of programming. I am teaching the same thing sem in sem out. The same thing. But the grades the students obtain are getting worse. This trend is making me scared out of my wits end!
When you take IT, you're supposed to at least understand the concepts in programming. If even the basic thing is difficult, how are you going to understand the more intricate concepts of IT?
This leads me to doubting my own capability of teaching. Is it me? Or is it the students' mindset? Which one is exactly the problem? Am I boring? Are they lazy? Which? Which?
I can't seem to find the answer at this moment. I shall have to wait for the next batch if they are also in the same boat as their predecessor.
