Advances in International Computer Science

Constructivism believes that learning is a process for students to actively construct new information on the basis of the original knowledge and experience. Teaching should be student-centered, design the teaching environment, and provide various information conditions for students significance of constructing knowledge independently. According to the characteristics of software engineering curriculum and the shortcomings of practical teaching, the case teaching method of software engineering curriculum is proposed according to the constructivism theory. This method gives the basic process of case teaching in software engineering course from the selected cases, case analysis, case summary, and case teaching effect evaluation, including the traditional theory teaching and the problems that should be noticed in the case teaching process. Finally, it gives the evaluation method of case teaching effect. Teaching practice shows that this method helps students to understand and master the basic principles and methods of software engineering, and improve the ability of software analysis and design.

constructivism; software engineering; case teaching method