Abstract
An earlier study has shown fewer students are interested in learning programming subjects. Many tertiary educational institutions are faced with a high failure rate in programming courses. In Malaysia the shortage of skilled programmers to meet the job market has caused companies to invite programmers from the foreign countries like Indonesia, India and Vietnam. In generating interest towards programming, a new teaching module has been developed. In this module, students will use electronic devices on an embedded kit to run their programs. This paper discusses the results of an analysis of the experiments carried to test the concept of teaching and learning C programming through embedded systems. Based on the analysis done, the students proved to be more interested in learning programming. Most of the students agreed that the use of electronic tools help them to be more creative as well as increase their interest in programming. It also created opportunities for teamwork when they start doing and discussing the programs development with their friends.