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FLAIRS
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Robotran: A Programming Environment for Novices Using LEGO Mindstorms Robots
The LEGO Mindstorms robots provide an excellent introductory platform for students to learn computer programming. However, a major drawback is students’ lack of access to robots...
R. Mark Meyer, Debra T. Burhans
SIGCSE
2004
ACM
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13 years 10 months ago
PL-detective: a system for teaching programming language concepts
The educational literature recognizes that people go through a number of stages in their intellectual development. During the first stage, called received knowledge or dualism, p...
Amer Diwan, William M. Waite, Michele H. Jackson
FECS
2010
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13 years 2 months ago
Development of a system for teaching CS1 in C/C++ with Lego NXT robots
This paper describes the development of a system for teaching C/C++ using a LegoTM NXT in a CSI college course on introductory programming. The programming of the NXT robot has be...
Amy Delman, Adiba Ishak, Lawrence Goetz, Mikhail K...
SIGPLAN
2008
13 years 4 months ago
Programming languages: fundamental concepts for expanding and disciplining the mind
In this white paper, we propose a list of essential concepts of programming languages, and discuss the techniques we have used to teach these concepts. Categories and Subject Desc...
Mitchell Wand, Daniel P. Friedman