Effects of Using Alice and Scratch in an Introductory Programming Course for Corrective Instruction

Autor/in	Chang, Chih-Kai
Titel	Effects of Using Alice and Scratch in an Introductory Programming Course for Corrective Instruction
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Computing Research, 51 (2014) 2, S.185-204 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0735-6331
DOI	10.2190/EC.51.2.c
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Freshmen; Information Technology; Computer Science Education; Introductory Courses; Programming; Programming Languages; Computation; Thinking Skills; Novices; Remedial Instruction; Low Achievement; Learner Engagement; Anxiety; Play; Learning Processes; Comparative Analysis; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Experiments; Supplementary Education; Likert Scales; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienanfänger; Informationstechnologie; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Einführungskurs; Programmierung; Denkfähigkeit; Förderkurs; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Angst; Spiel; Learning process; Lernprozess; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Unterrichtserfolg; Schulversuch; Ergänzungsunterricht; Likert-Skala
Abstract	Scratch, a visual programming language, was used in many studies in computer science education. Most of them reported positive results by integrating Scratch into K-12 computer courses. However, the object-oriented concept, one of the important computational thinking skills, is not represented well in Scratch. Alice, another visual programming language, seems to have better illustration of the object-oriented concept for programming novices. To demonstrate effects of Alice and Scratch, we compared students' responses to both visual programming languages, especially for students with low performances, in an introductory programming course. The relationships among learning engagement, learning anxiety, and learning playfulness were explored. The results could be referred to by computer science instructors to select proper visual programming language for corrective instruction. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01