An Approach for Teaching Logic Programming based on Real-world Applications

In this paper the authors describe their approach towards motivating students in the learning of logic programming is given. The focus here of the authors is on real world applications. Nowadays, where internet applications are still a hot topic, the development of projects related to internet applications are quite strongly motivated. Unfortunately, many of the resources used in logic programming that help us to explore the development of programs for internet purposes are not so freely available. The authors therefore had to develop much of the material used in order to be understood by first year university students, who were in fact the target group. Preliminary results showed an augmented interest in the learning of such concepts and as a result an increase in the pass rate was achieved.