Tangible programming elements for young children

Peta Wyeth; Helen C. Purchase

doi:10.1145/506443.506591

Tangible programming elements for young children

Peta Wyeth, Helen C. Purchase

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Abstract

Tangible programming elements offer the dynamic and programmable properties of a computer without the complexity introduced by the keyboard, mouse and screen. This paper explores the extent to which programming skills are used by children during interactions with a set of tangible programming elements: the Electronic Blocks. An evaluation of the Electronic Blocks indicates that children become heavily engaged with the blocks, and learn simple programming with a minimum of adult support.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	774-775
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/506443.506591
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2002 - Minneapolis, United States of America Duration: 20 Apr 2002 → 25 Apr 2002 Conference number: 20th

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2002
Abbreviated title	CHI 2002
Country/Territory	United States of America
City	Minneapolis
Period	20/04/02 → 25/04/02

Keywords

Children
Education
Programming
Tangible interface

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Wyeth, P & Purchase, HC 2002, Tangible programming elements for young children. in CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 774-775, International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2002, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, 20/04/02. https://doi.org/10.1145/506443.506591

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