Programming without a computer: a new interface for children under eight

Electronic Blocks is a new programming interface, designed for children aged between three and eight years. The Electronic Blocks programming environment includes sensor blocks, action blocks and logic blocks. By connecting these blocks, children can program structures that interact with the environ...

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Veröffentlicht in:First Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC 2000) : proceedings, 31 January-3 February 2000, Canberra, Australia S. 141 - 148
Hauptverfasser: Wyeth, P., Purchase, H.C.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: IEEE 2000
Schlagworte:
Aging
Computer interfaces
Computer languages
Educational programs
Environmental management
Joining processes
Logic programming
Programming environments
Programming profession
Strategic planning
ISBN:0769505155, 9780769505152
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Zusammenfassung:Electronic Blocks is a new programming interface, designed for children aged between three and eight years. The Electronic Blocks programming environment includes sensor blocks, action blocks and logic blocks. By connecting these blocks, children can program structures that interact with the environment. The Electronic Blocks programming interface design is based on principles of developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education. As a result, the blocks provide young children with a programming environment that allows them to explore quite complex programming principles. The simple syntax of the blocks provides opportunities for young children that are unavailable through the use of traditional programming languages. The blocks allow children to create and use simple code structures. The Electronic Blocks environment provides a developmentally appropriate environment for planning overall strategies for solving a problem, breaking a strategy down into manageable units, and systematically determining the weakness of the solution. The Electronic Blocks interface is the physical embodiment of computer programming. The blocks have the unique dynamic and programmable properties of a computer, without its complexity.
ISBN:0769505155
9780769505152
DOI:10.1109/AUIC.2000.822080