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| A Tangible Programming Tool for Children to Cultivate Computational Thinking | |
| Wang, Danli; Wang, Tingting; Liu, Zhen | |
| 2014 | |
| Source | SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL
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| ISSN | 1537-744X |
| English Abstract | Game and creation are activities which have good potential for computational thinking skills. In this paper we present T-Maze, an economical tangible programming tool for children aged 5-9 to build computer programs in maze games by placing wooden blocks. Through the use of computer vision technology, T-Maze provides a live programming interface with real-time graphical and voice feedback. We conducted a user study with 7 children using T-Maze to play two levels of maze-escape games and create their own mazes. The results show that T-Maze is not only easy to use, but also has the potential to help children cultivate computational thinking like abstraction, problem decomposition, and creativity.; Game and creation are activities which have good potential for computational thinking skills. In this paper we present T-Maze, an economical tangible programming tool for children aged 5-9 to build computer programs in maze games by placing wooden blocks. Through the use of computer vision technology, T-Maze provides a live programming interface with real-time graphical and voice feedback. We conducted a user study with 7 children using T-Maze to play two levels of maze-escape games and create their own mazes. The results show that T-Maze is not only easy to use, but also has the potential to help children cultivate computational thinking like abstraction, problem decomposition, and creativity. |
| Indexed Type | SCI |
| Department | [Wang, Danli; Wang, Tingting] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Software, Beijing Key Lab Human Comp Interact, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China. [Liu, Zhen] Chongqing Med Exchange Co Ltd, Chongqing 404100, Peoples R China. |
| Language | 英语 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000332578000001 |
| Citation statistics | |
| Content Type | 期刊论文 |
| URI | http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/16880 |
| Collection | 中国科学院软件研究所 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wang, Danli,Wang, Tingting,Liu, Zhen. A Tangible Programming Tool for Children to Cultivate Computational Thinking[J]. SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL,2014. |
| APA | Wang, Danli,Wang, Tingting,&Liu, Zhen.(2014).A Tangible Programming Tool for Children to Cultivate Computational Thinking.SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL. |
| MLA | Wang, Danli,et al."A Tangible Programming Tool for Children to Cultivate Computational Thinking".SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL (2014). |
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