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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Cooper, Stephen – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2010
This article explores the major design characteristics (both pedagogic as well as technical) that helped to shape Alice 2. It identifies several strengths of Alice as well as several weaknesses. An example problem is solved in Alice, covering many of the design characteristics. Finally, the effects and impacts of Alice instruction are presented,…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Programming
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Utting, Ian; Cooper, Stephen; Kolling, Michael; Maloney, John; Resnick, Mitchel – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2010
This article distills a discussion about the goals, mechanisms, and effects of three environments which aim to support the acquisition and development of computing concepts (problem solving and programming) in pre-University and non-technical students: Alice, Greenfoot, and Scratch. The conversation started in a special session on the topic at the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Problem Solving, Programming