Treffer: Programming by Choice: Urban Youth Learning Programming with Scratch
Title:
Programming by Choice: Urban Youth Learning Programming with Scratch
Language:
English
Source:
Online Submission. 2008.
Peer Reviewed:
N
Page Count:
5
Publication Date:
2008
Document Type:
Report
Reports - Descriptive<br />Speeches/Meeting Papers
Descriptors:
Geographic Terms:
Number of References:
15
Entry Date:
2011
Accession Number:
ED521157
Database:
ERIC
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This paper describes Scratch, a visual, block-based programming language designed to facilitate media manipulation for novice programmers. We report on the Scratch programming experiences of urban youth ages 8-18 at a Computer Clubhouse--an after school center--over an 18-month period. Our analyses of 536 Scratch projects collected during this time documents the learning of key programming concepts even in the absence of instructional interventions or experienced mentors. We discuss the motivations of urban youth who choose to program in Scratch rather than using one of the many other software packages available to them and the implications for introducing programming at after school settings in under served communities.
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