Design and implementation of an integrated development environment for educational robotics supported by a virtual machine for physical computing
Abstract
Using physical devices as learning tools presents several challenges. One of the greatest difficulties that students face is the construction of a mental model that allows them to understand the execution of programs and their relationship with the source code. The use of visual languages is not enough to solve this problem and, additionally, it can complicate the eventual transition to text-based languages. This article presents an integrated development environment for educational robotics that offers an interactive programming experience based on a hybrid block/code language.
Keywords:
educational robotics, visual programming, live programming, virtual machine, arduino, physical computing
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Moran, R., Teragni, M., & Zabala, G. (2021). Physical Bits: A Live Programming Environment for Educational Robotics. En W. Lepuschitz, M. Merdan, G. Koppensteiner, R. Balogh, & D. Obdržálek (Eds.), Robotics in Education (pp. 291-303). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67411-3_26
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Published
2022-06-13
How to Cite
MORAN, Jorge.
Design and implementation of an integrated development environment for educational robotics supported by a virtual machine for physical computing. In: IBERO-AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (CIBSE), 25. , 2022, Córdoba.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2022
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p. 360-367.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cibse.2022.20985.
