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Influence of the Programming Environment on Programming Education

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Daisuke Saito,

Hironori Washizaki,

Yoshiaki FukazawaAuthors Info & Claims

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2899415.2925477

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Although both visual and text environments have been used to teach programming, the most appropriate method for beginners is unknown. Herein we research the most suitable programming environment to introduce programming to beginners using Minecraft to provide different programming learning environments (Visual or Text) via ComputerCraftEdu as an extended function. The learning effects between these two environments are compared using a lecture course. The results show that a visual environment is more suitable to introduce programming to beginners.

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Wilkinson, B., Williams, N., & Armstrong, P. Improving Student Understanding, Application and Synthesis of Computer Programming Concepts with Minecraft, The European Conference on Technology in the Classroom 2013

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Influence of the Programming Environment on Programming Education
1. Information systems
  1. Information retrieval
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      1. Relevance assessment

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July 2016

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ISBN:9781450342315

DOI:10.1145/2899415

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Eastern Institute of Technology, New Zealand
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San Pablo Catholic University, Peru
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University of Kent, UK
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