• DocumentCode
    1665812
  • Title

    Common traits of graphical programming tools for children

  • Author

    Mohebbi, Abolfazl ; Asefi, Fatameh ; Tee, Elok Robert

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Technol., UCSI Univ., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    69
  • Lastpage
    74
  • Abstract
    This paper examines traits of graphical programming tools that are publicly available as freeware, downloadable from the Internet; and presents a common traits model of indicators that will assist in the study, selection and development of graphical programming tools for children. The model is intended to supplement a contextualized study - in developing graphical programming tool, and on teaching and learning approach to computer programming for children in the local community.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer aided instruction; computer science education; teaching; visual programming; Internet; children; freeware; graphical programming tools; learning approach; local community; teaching approach; Decision support systems; Engineering education; children; computer programming; graphical programming tools; teaching and learning;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering Education (ICEED), 2012 4th International Congress on
  • Conference_Location
    Georgetown
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4867-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICEED.2012.6779272
  • Filename
    6779272