Programming with the Family: A Gender Analysis of Code.org Activities

• Jéssica Azevedo UFMT
• Karen da Silva Figueiredo UFMT
• Cristiano Maciel UFMT

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wit.2018.3387

Abstract

This article presents the experience of a workshop on introduction to programming, based on activities from Code.org, for children aged from 7 to 12 and their parents. Paired programming was a technique used in the workshop. We made a gender-based analysis of children's performance reports. As a whole, we noticed that, although boys completed more levels in the activities, girls presented a shorter code.

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