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Learning and reuse in visual programming environments: simulation builder for teachers

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OOPSLA '02: Companion of the 17th annual ACM SIGPLAN conference on Object-oriented programming, systems, languages, and applications

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https://doi.org/10.1145/985072.985133

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The use of computers in schools to promote active learning by students is not common. This research studies educational software simulations and utilizes the results to create a visual programming environment that will support the creation of simulations by teachers who are novice programmers. The expectation is that this will increase the accessibility of programming systems and give teachers a tool that will empower them to create and modify their own software.

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Seals CMcmillian YRouse KAgarwal RJohnson AE. Gilbert JChapman R(2008)Computer Gaming At Every Age: A Comparative Evaluation Of Alicei-manager's Journal of Educational Technology10.26634/jet.5.3.5035:3(1-8)Online publication date: 15-Dec-2008
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Learning and reuse in visual programming environments: simulation builder for teachers
1. Applied computing
2. Human-centered computing

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OOPSLA '02: Companion of the 17th annual ACM SIGPLAN conference on Object-oriented programming, systems, languages, and applications

November 2002

131 pages

ISBN:1581136269

DOI:10.1145/985072

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Mamdouh Ibrahim

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Seals CMcmillian YRouse KAgarwal RJohnson AE. Gilbert JChapman R(2008)Computer Gaming At Every Age: A Comparative Evaluation Of Alicei-manager's Journal of Educational Technology10.26634/jet.5.3.5035:3(1-8)Online publication date: 15-Dec-2008
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