The Scratch Programming Language and Environment

The Scratch Programming Language and Environment

Scratch is a visual programming environment that allows users (primarily ages 8 to 16) to learn computer programming while working on personally meaningful projects such as animated stories and games. A key design goal of Scratch is to support self-directed learning through tinkering and collaborati...

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Veröffentlicht in:ACM transactions on computing education 2010-11, Vol.10 (4), p.1-15
Hauptverfasser: Maloney, John, Resnick, Mitchel, Rusk, Natalie, Silverman, Brian, Eastmond, Evelyn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer Interfaces
Computer Science Education
Computer Software
Cooperation
Independent Study
Programming
Programming Languages
Usability
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Zusammenfassung:Scratch is a visual programming environment that allows users (primarily ages 8 to 16) to learn computer programming while working on personally meaningful projects such as animated stories and games. A key design goal of Scratch is to support self-directed learning through tinkering and collaboration with peers. This article explores how the Scratch programming language and environment support this goal. (Contains 10 figures, 1 table, and 1 footnote.)
ISSN:1946-6226
1946-6226
DOI:10.1145/1868358.1868363