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Teaching children how to program using Raspberry Pi

Eva Lužnik Žnidaršič (2015) Teaching children how to program using Raspberry Pi. EngD thesis.

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    Abstract

    Raspberry Pi is a lightweight and inexpensive computer the size of a credit card. It is an excellent tool for encouraging computer curiosity in children and teaching them to program. We have created educational activities using Raspberry Pi aimed for learning the basics of programming for children aged between 8 and 13. We used the programming language and environment ScratchGPIO that is based on the programming language and environment Scratch created for teaching programming to elementary school children. Scratch uses blocks that eliminate unnecessary difficulties encountered by novice programmers, while the interactivity and appearance of the environment attracts the children. Prepared activities stimulate logical thinking, teach basic programming constructs and encourage creativity.

    Item Type: Thesis (EngD thesis)
    Keywords: teaching programming, Raspberry Pi, ScratchGPIO
    Number of Pages: 52
    Language of Content: Slovenian
    Mentor / Comentors:
    Name and SurnameIDFunction
    izr. prof. dr. Janez Demšar257Mentor
    Link to COBISS: http://www.cobiss.si/scripts/cobiss?command=search&base=51012&select=(ID=1536483011)
    Institution: University of Ljubljana
    Department: Faculty of Computer and Information Science
    Item ID: 3060
    Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2015 15:41
    Last Modified: 18 Sep 2015 10:19
    URI: http://eprints.fri.uni-lj.si/id/eprint/3060

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