Programming without a computer: A new interface for children under eight

Proceedings - 1st Australasian User Interface Conference, AUIC 2000

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 141-148

  Wyeth, P ^a   Purchase, H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Computer interfaces; Computer languages; Educational programs; Environmental management; Joining processes; Logic programming; Programming environments; Programming profession; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LOGIC PROGRAMMING; STRATEGIC PLANNING; USER INTERFACES;

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONS; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM; JOINING PROCESS; PROGRAM STRUCTURES; PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT; PROGRAMMING INTERFACE; PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES; PROGRAMMING PROFESSION;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84951808971     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AUIC.2000.822080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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