A Tangible Programming Tool for Children to Cultivate Computational Thinking

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	A Tangible Programming Tool for Children to Cultivate Computational Thinking
	Wang, Danli; Wang, Tingting; Liu, Zhen
	2014
发表期刊	SCIENTIFIC WORLD JOURNAL
ISSN	1537-744X
摘要	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.
收录类别	SCI
部门归属	[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.
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000332578000001
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内容类型	期刊论文
URI标识	http://ir.iscas.ac.cn/handle/311060/16880
专题	中国科学院软件研究所
推荐引用方式 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).