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Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries

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dc.contributor.author Smith, Andrew C
dc.date.accessioned 2008-12-04T14:18:44Z
dc.date.available 2008-12-04T14:18:44Z
dc.date.issued 2007-05
dc.identifier.citation Smith, A. 2007. Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries. IST-Africa Conference, Maputo, Mozambique, 9-11 May 2007, pp 9. en
dc.identifier.isbn 1-905824-04-1
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2660
dc.description.abstract This paper reports on the evaluation of a novel affordable system that incorporates intelligent physical blocks to introduce illiterate children in developing countries to the logical thinking process required in computer programming. Both the usability and educational aspects are reported on. The author provides a brief overview on previous work in this field. Results obtained from field studies are given. The author concludes with recommendations for improvements and further research en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject GameBlocks en
dc.subject Pre-school en
dc.subject Developing countries en
dc.subject Usability en
dc.subject Education en
dc.subject Physical blocks en
dc.subject Computer programming en
dc.subject Illiterate en
dc.title Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries en
dc.type Conference Presentation en
dc.identifier.apacitation Smith, A. C. (2007). Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2660 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Smith, Andrew C. "Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries." (2007): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2660 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Smith AC, Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries; 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2660 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Smith, Andrew C AB - This paper reports on the evaluation of a novel affordable system that incorporates intelligent physical blocks to introduce illiterate children in developing countries to the logical thinking process required in computer programming. Both the usability and educational aspects are reported on. The author provides a brief overview on previous work in this field. Results obtained from field studies are given. The author concludes with recommendations for improvements and further research DA - 2007-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - GameBlocks KW - Pre-school KW - Developing countries KW - Usability KW - Education KW - Physical blocks KW - Computer programming KW - Illiterate LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2007 SM - 1-905824-04-1 T1 - Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries TI - Intelligent physical blocks for introducing computer programming in developing countries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2660 ER - en_ZA


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