Labenah: An Arabic Block-Based Interactive Programming Environment for Children. The Journey of Learning and Playing

Alkadhi, Bushra; Alsaif, Sarah; Alangri, Alhanouf; Alkallas, Fatima; Aljadou, Hatoun; Altamimi, Noura

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23525-3_23

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“…Moreover, four tools (Flip [56], Labenah [3], [93], and Tuk tuk [84]) have the palette in the right-most part of the screen. Twelve tools have it in the middle of the screen; this behavior usually presents a stage on one side and the editor on the opposite side.…”

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“…Based on the list of programming languages, we developed a tool 3 for mining the corpus of PDF files and counting the occurrences of each programming language. The results in Figure 5 show the popularity of each of programming language.…”

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“…[134] Blockly Introduce young learners to technology with smart homes. Labenah [3] -Learn coding principles via an edutainment application. Bubbles [121] Ardublock Teach programming to children with a robot fish.…”

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DRAFT-What you always wanted to know but could not find about block-based environments

Merino,

Vinju,

Brand

2021

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Block-based environments are visual programming environments, which are becoming more and more popular because of their ease of use. The ease of use comes thanks to their intuitive graphical representation and structural metaphors (jigsaw-like puzzles) to display valid combinations of language constructs to the users. Part of the current popularity of block-based environments is thanks to Scratch.As a result they are often associated with tools for children or young learners. However, it is unclear how these types of programming environments are developed and used in general. So we conducted a systematic literature review on block-based environments by studying 152 papers published between 2014 and 2020, and a non-systematic tool review of 32 block-based environments. In particular, we provide a helpful inventory of block-based editors for end-users on different topics and domains. Likewise, we focused on identifying the main components of block-based environments, how they are engineered, and how they are used. This survey should be equally helpful for language engineering researchers and language engineers alike. CCS Concepts: • General and reference → Surveys and overviews; • Software and its engineering → Graphical user interface languages; Visual languages; Integrated and visual development environments.

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Vinju,

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2021

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“…The purpose of teaching how to write is to enable students to express themselves in writing, extend their perceptions, generate vocabulary, put it in order, and achieve its cohesion in order to control the correct language usage and the written expression rules, such as: statement correctness; organized and clear thinking; punctuation use; dividing the text into paragraphs [1].…”

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Assessing Argumentative Writing Skills in Online Environments among Arabic Language Teachers of Grades 5 to 7 in UAE Schools

Alwaely

Lahiani

2020

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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The study at hand aims at identifying the argumentative writing skills among Arabic language teachers in online environments. The need for acceptance and the readiness of teachers to work independently in a digital environment is now especially great since students are familiar with electronic technology. Peculiarities of teaching the Arabic language require increased attention to learning writing and confident knowledge from teachers. Argumentative writing is important for teachers precisely in terms of its use to motivate students in e-learning and increase their engagement. Research paper points to the relationship between teachers’ writing skills and students’ advancement in writing when learning Arabic, especially as a foreign language. To achieve the purpose of the study, the descriptive method was applied. The sample of the study consisted of 120 teachers of UAE primary schools (40 male and 80 female), who were chosen randomly. The instrument of the study is a questionnaire divided into seven areas of argumentative writing. The study evaluates writing skills closely related to the effectiveness of presenting information to an online audience and in preparing e-learning programs. The results show that the argumentative writing skills in Arabic language teachers are moderate. There are statistically significant differences on the argumentative writing skills attributed to the gender variable in favor of the females. There are no statistically significant differences among the sample participants ascribed to qualification variable. Finally, there are statistically significant differences on argumentative writing skills ascribed to the experience variable, in favor of 10 years of experience or more. The authors also offered recommendations for the application of research results and for further research in this area.

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Educational Programming as a Strategy for the Development of Logical-Mathematical Thinking

Bedoya

Ocaña

2022

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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Labenah: An Arabic Block-Based Interactive Programming Environment for Children. The Journey of Learning and Playing

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

DRAFT-What you always wanted to know but could not find about block-based environments

DRAFT-What you always wanted to know but could not find about block-based environments

Assessing Argumentative Writing Skills in Online Environments among Arabic Language Teachers of Grades 5 to 7 in UAE Schools

Educational Programming as a Strategy for the Development of Logical-Mathematical Thinking

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