As computational thinking (CT) is being embraced by educational systems worldwide,
researchers and teachers have posed important questions such as “what to teach” and …

Programming is more than just coding, for, it exposes students to computational thinking
which involves problem-solving using computer science concepts like abstraction and …

Nowadays, programming skills are receiving widespread attention for different age groups
alongside occupational education programs to better prepare individuals for their future …

The aim of this research is to determine the effects of Scratch and Alice tools and
programming teaching practices on student engagement, reflective thinking and problem …

Visual, block-based programming environments present an alternative way of teaching
programming to novices and have proven successful in classrooms and informal learning …

Programming environments intentionally designed to support novices have become
increasingly popular, and growing research supports their efficacy. While these …

In this paper we present a software platform called Chatbot designed to introduce high
school students to Computer Science (CS) concepts in an innovative way: by programming …

Block-based programming systems, such as Scratch or Alice, are the most popular
environments for introducing young children to programming. However, mastery of text …

Systematic endeavors to take computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) to
scale in middle and high school classrooms are underway with curricula that emphasize the …

In this article, we investigate human-centered artificial intelligence (HCAI) in an educational
context where pupils used block-based programming in small groups to solve tasks given by …