Machines for Thinking

Authors:
Sally Fincher;Ian Utting
Affiliations:
University of Kent;University of Kent
Venue:
ACM Transactions on Computing Education (TOCE)
Year:
2010

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Abstract

In this article we set a context for three Initial Learning Environments Alice, Greenfoot, and Scratch. We consider historical antecedents, technical comparators and design approaches.