Evaluating a sketch environment for novice programmers

  • Authors:
  • Beryl Plimmer;Mark Apperley

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • CHI '03 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

This paper describes the evaluation of an electronic sketch interface design tool for novice programmers. A comparative study was undertaken with small groups using two different shared space environments; a conventional informal design environment and the pen based digital whiteboard. The students reacted positively to the electronic environment, where they worked informally with their design ideas and checked them more carefully.