Entering the clubhouse: Case studies of young programmers joining the online Scratch communities
Previous efforts in end-user development have focused on facilitating the mechanics of
learning programming, leaving aside social and cultural factors equally important in getting …
learning programming, leaving aside social and cultural factors equally important in getting …
Programming in the wild: trends in youth computational participation in the online scratch community
Most research in primary and secondary computing education has focused on
understanding learners within formal classroom communities, leaving aside the growing …
understanding learners within formal classroom communities, leaving aside the growing …
Youth computational participation in the wild: Understanding experience and equity in participating and programming in the online scratch community
Most research in primary and secondary computing education has focused on
understanding learners within formal classroom communities, leaving aside the growing …
understanding learners within formal classroom communities, leaving aside the growing …
Stories from the scratch community: Connecting with ideas, interests, and people
This special session aims to provoke discussion about new strategies for engaging young
people in computer programming, drawing on experiences of educators and young people …
people in computer programming, drawing on experiences of educators and young people …
Programming by choice: urban youth learning programming with scratch
This paper describes Scratch, a visual, block-based programming language designed to
facilitate media manipulation for novice programmers. We report on the Scratch …
facilitate media manipulation for novice programmers. We report on the Scratch …
What we can learn about student learning from open-ended programming projects in middle school computer science
Block-based programming environments such as Scratch, App Inventor, and Alice are a key
part of introductory K-12 computer science (CS) experiences. Free-choice, open-ended …
part of introductory K-12 computer science (CS) experiences. Free-choice, open-ended …
Helping K--12 teachers get unstuck with Scratch: The design of an online professional learning experience
K--12 introductory programming experiences are often highly scaffolded, and it can be
challenging for teachers and learners to transition from these scaffolded experiences to …
challenging for teachers and learners to transition from these scaffolded experiences to …
The scratch programming language and environment
Scratch is a visual programming environment that allows users (primarily ages 8 to 16) to
learn computer programming while working on personally meaningful projects such as …
learn computer programming while working on personally meaningful projects such as …
Scratch community blocks: Supporting children as data scientists
S Dasgupta, BM Hill - Proceedings of the 2017 CHI conference on …, 2017 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present Scratch Community Blocks, a new system that enables children to
programmatically access, analyze, and visualize data about their participation in Scratch, an …
programmatically access, analyze, and visualize data about their participation in Scratch, an …
The programmers' collective: fostering participatory culture by making music videos in a high school Scratch coding workshop
We highlight ways to support interest-driven creation of digital media in Scratch, a visual-
based programming language and community, within a high school programming workshop …
based programming language and community, within a high school programming workshop …