Visual Learning Environments for Computer Programming

Sandoval-Reyes, Sergio; Galicia-Galicia, Pedro; Gutierrez-Sanchez, Ivan

doi:10.1109/cerma.2011.76

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“…We wanted to go a little bit further and create an application suitable to connect with the interest of the student, considering the comparison [2] of Alice, Greenfoot, Scratch and App Inventor and the conclusion that they share many goals, support rich graphics and sound and let users to create projects that connect to their interests. Alice and Greenfoot target older students than Scratch, introducing object-oriented programming and emphasize Java or Java concepts, preparing them for a more formal course in this language.…”

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Game programming for improving learning experience

Pérez‐Marín

Velázquez‐Iturbide

Pizarro

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Innovation &Amp; Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE '14

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In Computer Science Education there is a tendency to implement active learning paradigms where students are the focus of the educational process. An instantiation of these learning methods are gaming environments. We present ProGames, a system for learning programming skills through a leveled set of visuallyattractive and interactive programming games in Greenfoot, categorized by student's likes offering them solutions to sets of problems that they really enjoy or like most. The system has been evaluated during the academic course 2012-13 in three Computer Science Degrees and our results indicate that using ProGames had a most positive influence in the students learning. Moreover, the subjective opinion of students reflects that they really enjoyed working with the system and increased the engagement with the course.

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Section: Motivation Related Work Contributionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Game programming for improving learning experience

Pérez‐Marín

Velázquez‐Iturbide

Pizarro

et al. 2014

Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Innovation &Amp; Technology in Computer Science Education - ITiCSE '14

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“…There are articles which discuss some of them [9][10][11]; our intention is to propose an objective analysis, reviewing their possibilities from different perspectives. From a pedagogical point of view, we study different dimensions that can affect the learning process in or out of class (such as the richness of the proposed interaction, the time that can be invested, and the depth of the exploration).…”

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An Evaluation of Open Digital Gaming Platforms for Developing Computational Thinking Skills

Eguíluz¹,

Garaizar²,

Guenaga³

2018

Simulation and Gaming

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Due to business needs and the growing importance of technology in society, in recent years, the concept of computational thinking has emerged, especially focused on its inclusion in compulsory education as a relevant complement, transversal to traditional subjects. In parallel, various initiatives have developed interactive digital tools for learners to meet this type of thinking through a series of activities commonly framed as games. In this chapter, we evaluate many of the existing free access platforms to propose pedagogical, design, and content approaches with which they can be compared.

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Visual and textual programming languages: a systematic review of the literature

Noone

Mooney

2018

J. Comput. Educ.

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It is well documented, and has been the topic of much research, that Computer Science courses tend to have higher than average drop out rates at third level, particularly so for students advancing from first year to second year. This is a problem that needs to be addressed with urgency but also caution. The required number of Computer Science graduates is growing every year but the number of graduates is not meeting this demand and one way that this problem can be alleviated is to encourage students, at an early age, towards studying Computer Science courses.This paper presents a systematic literature review that examines the role of visual and textual programming languages when learning to program, particularly as a first programming language. The approach is systematic, in that a structured search of electronic resources has been conducted, and the results are presented and quantitatively analysed. This study will provide insight into whether or not the current approaches to teaching young learners programming are viable, and examines what we can do to increase the interest and retention of these students as they progress through their education.

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Visual Learning Environments for Computer Programming

Cited by 14 publications

References 6 publications

Game programming for improving learning experience

Game programming for improving learning experience

An Evaluation of Open Digital Gaming Platforms for Developing Computational Thinking Skills

Visual and textual programming languages: a systematic review of the literature

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