How applicable is Python as first computer language for teaching programming in a pre-university educational environment, from a teacher's point of view?

Name: How applicable is Python as first computer language for teaching programming in a pre-university educational environment, from a teacher's point of view?
Creator: Fotis Georgatos
Keywords: FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Programming Languages, D.3, I.2.6, 4. Education, 05 social sciences, D.3; K.3.2; I.2.6, 02 engineering and technology, K.3.2, Computer Science - Computers and Society

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How applicable is Python as first computer language for teaching programming in a pre-university educational environment, from a teacher's point of view?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 01 Jan 2008Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2008Publisher:arXivJournal:CoRR, volume abs/0809.1437

Authors: Fotis Georgatos;

doi: 10.48550/arxiv.0809.1437

arXiv: 0809.1437

How applicable is Python as first computer language for teaching programming in a pre-university educational environment, from a teacher's point of view?

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Abstract

This project report attempts to evaluate the educational properties of the Python computer language, in practice. This is done by examining computer language evolution history, related scientific background work, the existing educational research on computer languages and Python's experimental application in higher secondary education in Greece, during first half of year 2002. This Thesis Report was delivered in advance of a thesis defense for a Masters/Doctorandus (MSc/Drs) title with the Amstel Institute/Universiteit van Amsterdam, during the same year.

135 pages, 20 tables, 10 figures (incl. evolution of computer languages)

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FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Programming Languages, D.3, I.2.6, D.3; K.3.2; I.2.6, K.3.2, Computer Science - Computers and Society, Computers and Society (cs.CY), Programming Languages (cs.PL)

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