Visual Learning Environments for Computer Programming

Author

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

Author_Institution

Centre for Comput. Res., Nat. Polytech. Inst., Mexico City, Mexico

fYear

2011

fDate

15-18 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

439

Lastpage

444

Abstract

Almost from the start of computing as an academic discipline, educators have noted that teaching students how to program computers has never been easy. This paper describes four systems Scratch, Alice, Green foot and App inventor as tools to teach programming concepts to students of different ages with no previous computing experience, through creating applications that connect with their interests. This approach encourages self learning, experimentation and sharing, circumventing at the same time, the constraints of traditional programming languages.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer science education; programming; teaching; Alice system; App inventor; Green foot system; Scratch system; academic discipline; computer programming; programming language; self learning; teaching; visual learning environment; Communities; Computer languages; Green products; Programming; Smart phones; Visualization; Alice; Android; App Inventor; Greenfoot; Scratch; Visual Programming Language;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference (CERMA), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Cuernavaca, Morelos

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1879-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CERMA.2011.76

Filename

6125870