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Improving problem-solving skills through logo programming language [PDF]
Bens Pardamean +2 more
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Coding and computational thinking are two terms increasingly present in the scholastic debate of last years. The recent Italian guidelines and new scenarios (MIUR, 2018) have given to computational thinking an important role today in school.
Roberto Trinchero
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Using Spreadsheets to Enhance Understanding of Number Theory [PDF]
Computer spreadsheets can help elementary school students explore concepts in number theory. We describe a spreadsheet program that can generate all the factors of an integer.
Ploger, Don, Toussaint, Mario
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The proliferation of programming environments such as Logo, Minecraft, Code or Scratch is a consequence of the effectiveness of a graphic language for the introduction of students in programming but, some of the newer systems, such as App Inventor, are ...
Antoni FERRER ROJAS
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The use of informatics in education has provided many contributions to the understanding of teaching and learning processes. First, it made possible the distinction between instructionism, seen as transmission of information, and constructionism, as the ...
José Armando VALENTE
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Towards the Construction of a Language for Describing the Learning Potential of Computing Activities
This paper represents a first attempt at constructing a language for describing the potential learning value of computers as a learning material. A lack of precision in describing the value computers add to the learning process has paradoxically made it ...
Gary S. STAGER
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Visual and Textual Programming Languages: A Systematic Review of the Literature [PDF]
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. This is a problem that needs to be addressed with urgency but also caution.
Mooney, Aidan, Noone, Mark
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Integrating mobile robotics and vision with undergraduate computer science [PDF]
This paper describes the integration of robotics education into an undergraduate Computer Science curriculum. The proposed approach delivers mobile robotics as well as covering the closely related field of Computer Vision, and is directly linked to the ...
Bellotto, Nicola +2 more
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Critters in the Classroom: A 3D Computer-Game-Like Tool for Teaching Programming to Computer Animation Students [PDF]
The brewing crisis threatening computer science education is a well documented fact. To counter this and to increase enrolment and retention in computer science related degrees, it has been suggested to make programming "more fun" and to offer ...
Anderson, Eike F., McLoughlin, L.
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Programmatic and Direct Manipulation, Together at Last
Direct manipulation interfaces and programmatic systems have distinct and complementary strengths. The former provide intuitive, immediate visual feedback and enable rapid prototyping, whereas the latter enable complex, reusable abstractions ...
Albers, Jacob +3 more
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