The Story of Building Hedy: A Programming Language with Cognitive Science in Mind
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| Title: | The Story of Building Hedy: A Programming Language with Cognitive Science in Mind |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Felienne Hermans |
| Source: | Informatics in Education. 2024 23(4):791-822. |
| Availability: | Vilnius University Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Akademjos str. 4, Vilnius LT 08663 Lithuania. Tel: +37-5-21-09300; Fax: +37-5-27-29209; e-mail: info@mii.vu.lt; Web site: https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Decision Making, Programming Languages, Novices, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Computer Software, Cognitive Science, Personal Narratives, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, College Students, Secondary School Students, Conference Papers, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Netherlands |
| ISSN: | 1648-5831 2335-8971 |
| Abstract: | This autoethnographic paper is part of a special issue trying to answer the question "How to design or choose languages for programming novices?" I will describe how my programming language Hedy was created, how the initial design goals were formed, how my perspectives on learning and teaching changed along the way, and how Hedy changed with it. The paper also discusses how the Hedy community came to be. Hedy was initially made for my own classroom and teaching, but quickly attracted a community, which I learned a lot from. This special issue has given me a unique opportunity, after 5 years of working on Hedy, to reflect on the process and to learn from it myself, and will hopefully also allow other programming language designers to learn from. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1455143 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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