Through the looking glass: teaching CS0 with Alice

  • Authors:
  • Kris Powers;Stacey Ecott;Leanne M. Hirshfield

  • Affiliations:
  • Tufts University, Medford, MA;Tufts University, Medford, MA;Tufts University, Medford, MA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This work analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of using the novice programming environment Alice in the CS0 classroom. We consider both general aspects as well as specifics drawn from the authors' experiences using Alice in the classroom over the course of the last academic year.