Turning the R Console Into an Interactive Learning Environment with swirl

R;programming;statistics;interactive;software;open source;education;data science;computer-based learning;not listed

Carchedi, Nicholas ArthurLeek, Jeffrey T. ;

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: R;    programming;    statistics;    interactive;    software;    open source;    education;    data science;    computer-based learning;    not listed;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Interactive platforms for learning computer programming have exploded in recent years. Sadly, the R programming language is overlooked by most of these tools. swirl is an open source software package for the R programming language that allows users to learn R and statistics interactively, right in the R console. swirl supports multiple questions types, but emphasis is on having the user interact directly with the R prompt, while receiving helpful and immediate feedback. We (swirl’s creators) have pioneered early content creation, but swirl is constructed in such a way that anyone can create his or her own content and share it freely with others. While swirl has been downloaded over 70,000 times in its first nine months, development of the software and instructional content is ongoing. We hope that the R and statistics communities will continue to rally around the platform and truly embrace it as their own.