Can middle-schoolers use Storytelling Alice to make games? Results of a pilot study

FDG 2009 - 4th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 207-214

  Werner, Linda ^a   Denner, Jill ^b   Bliesner, Michelle ^b   Rex, Pat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ETR ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

IT fluency; Middle school; Pair programming; Storytelling Alice

Indexed keywords

GAME PROGRAMMING; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS; PAIR-PROGRAMMING; PILOT STUDIES;

STUDENTS;

TEACHING;

EID: 77953601882     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1536513.1536552     Document Type: Conference Paper

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