Publication: Promoting students' understanding of SQL in a database management course: A learning cycle approach
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Issued Date
2011
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Language
eng
ISSN
1447-9494
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Mahidol University
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Common Ground
Hongsiri Piyayodilokchai
Pintip Ruenwongsa
Watcharee Ketpichainarong
Parames Laosinchai
Patcharin Panjaburee
Hongsiri Piyayodilokchai
Pintip Ruenwongsa
Watcharee Ketpichainarong
Parames Laosinchai
Patcharin Panjaburee
Bibliographic Citation
International Journal of Learning. Vol.17, No.11 (2011), 325-338
Suggested Citation
Hongsiri Piyayodilokchai, Pintip Ruenwongsa, พิณทิพ รื่นวงษา, Watcharee Ketpichainarong, วัชรี เกษพิชัยณรงค์, Parames Laosinchai, ปรเมศวร์ เหล่าสินชัย, Patcharin Panjaburee, พัชรินทร์ ปัญจบุรี Promoting students' understanding of SQL in a database management course: A learning cycle approach. International Journal of Learning. Vol.17, No.11 (2011), 325-338. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/8715
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Promoting students' understanding of SQL in a database management course: A learning cycle approach
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Abstract
SQL
(Structured
Query
Language)
is
an
important
topic
that
can
help
students
understand
database
management
concepts
because
this
language
can
be
applied
to
solve
problems,
manipulate data,
and extract meaningful information.
One often finds teaching and learning of
SQL
difficult because of the abstraction of
conditions,
hard-to-understand queries and ill-defined
errors.
In
traditional
classes,
the
teachers
describe
each
command,
followed
by
an
example
from a textbook,
while students remain passive.
In
this
study,
an SQL learning unit based on the learning
cycle
approach was developed to promote undergraduate
students’
understanding.
For each command,
the
students
started
by
exploring
a statement and were asked to predict
and verify its outcome using Microsoft
Office Access.
Next,
the command syntax was explained and the
errors were discussed.
Finally,
the students performed their own task in
couple or individually.
Results
from this study revealed that the proposed
learning
unit
based
on
the
learning
cycle
approach could help students to improve
their understanding of SQL in a Database
Management course.
This
research study provided a useful guideline
for further the development of the learning
unit.