The Code Genie Programming Environment

Computer programming is not easy and many educators and developers have been trying to create a development environment that makes programming easier and more interesting for K12 students. This paper demonstrates one of these efforts by introducing a newly developed educational environment that coul...

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Published in:IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology pp. 0163 - 0168
Main Authors: Jawad, Hadeel Mohammed, de Laski-Smith, Deb, Tout, Samir
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01.05.2018
Subjects:
animation
art with coding
code sharing
Computer languages
computer programming for high school students
computer science for girls
Encoding
Programming profession
Software
STEM tool for k12
ISSN:2154-0373
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Summary:Computer programming is not easy and many educators and developers have been trying to create a development environment that makes programming easier and more interesting for K12 students. This paper demonstrates one of these efforts by introducing a newly developed educational environment that could help high school students learn computer programming language. Code Genie was designed to integrate art, animation, and code sharing in teaching programming. Using this web-based learning environment, students can learn how to write a program in a JavaScript language, and how to produce artwork from coding, then share it with others. JavaScript was chosen for its popularity, simplicity and because it is a real programming language that is currently used by software developers who create real software products. The Code Genie learning environment and the motivation behind developing it for high school students are discussed in this paper. It was tested during three coding workshops. Student responses to the tool's usefulness and ease of use will be explained.
ISSN:2154-0373
DOI:10.1109/EIT.2018.8500194