Is the use of Makey Makey Helpful to Teach Programming Concepts to Primary Education Students?

Diana Pérez-Marín, Raquel Hijón-Neira, Ainhoa Romero and Silvia Cruz
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Diana Pérez-Marín: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain
Raquel Hijón-Neira: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain
Ainhoa Romero: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain
Silvia Cruz: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Spain

International Journal of Online Pedagogy and Course Design (IJOPCD), 2019, vol. 9, issue 2, 63-77

Abstract: New computer devices such as Makey Makey are proposed for children in primary education to learn computer programming. That way, students can interact with the computer with any conductive material, such as fruits or Play-Doh. The research question is whether playing with fruits as interactive devices can help primary education students learn concepts of computer programming. An experiment has been performed to answer the question with 62 primary education children. The results gathered provide significant evidence that students can learn more without using the fruits. Psychological factors may explain these results.

Date: 2019
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