Title :
Graphical Qualities of Educational Technology: Using Drag-and-Drop and Text-Based Programs for Introductory Computer Science
Author_Institution :
Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
To determine appropriate computer science curricula, educators sought to better understand the different affordances of teaching with a visual programming language (Alice) or a text-based language (Jython). Although students often preferred one language, that language wasn´t necessarily the one from which they learned the most.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; teaching; visual programming; Alice visual programming language; Jython text-based language; drag-and-drop programs; educational technology graphical qualities; introductory computer science curricula; teaching; text-based programs; Computer languages; Computer science education; Education courses; Games; Programming; Programming profession; Visualization; Alice; Glitch; Jython; computer graphics; computer graphics education; computer science education; graphics; programming; programming languages;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2014.112
