Title :
Making Programming Accessible and Exciting
Author :
Repenning, Alexander
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The gap between supply and demand for computer scientists has its roots in children\´s perception that programming is "hard and boring." The Web extra at http://youtu.be/5FSbA_YMsNE is a video showing students at Aspen Creek K-8 in Broomfield, Colorado, using AgentSheets, a program developed by author Alex Repenning to design video games in an after-school program. Repenning designed AgentSheets to encourage interest in Computer Science careers and scientific thinking in students.
Keywords :
computer science education; programming; AgentSheets program; children perception; computer science career; programming; scientific thinking; video games design; Animation; Computer applications; Games; Pediatrics; Perception; Programming profession; AgentCubes; AgentSheets; STEM; animation; education; entertainment computing; game design; simulation;
DOI :
10.1109/MC.2013.214
