Tangible programming elements for young children

Wyeth, P. and Purchase, H.C. (2002) Tangible programming elements for young children. In: Terveen, L. (ed.) Changing the World, Changing Ourselves: CHI 20 02, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A., 20-25 April, 2002: Extended Abstracts. Association for Computing Machinery: New York, USA, pp. 774-775. ISBN 9781581134544

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.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Purchase, Dr Helen
• Authors: Wyeth, P., and Purchase, H.C.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery
• ISBN: 9781581134544