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SUMMARY:Educational Programming Languages: The Motivation to Learn with So
 nic Pi - Arabella Jane Sinclair (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20140501T101500Z
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CONTACT:Flora Tasse
DESCRIPTION:This work explores the differences in novice users' experience
 s when learning a simplified variant of the Ruby programming language for 
 the first time. Sonic Pi and Kids Ruby both aim to teach users via a media
 -oriented set of programming exercises and environment\, on the premise th
 at this accessible domain will motivate novice learners. Users' retention 
 of the language and interaction style with each environment were measured 
 and the results indicate that Sonic Pi facilitates a greater level of user
  experimentation and concept retention.
LOCATION:Rainbow Seminar Room (SS03)\, Computer Laboratory
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