This research work-in-progress paper presents findings related to upper secondary students’ understanding of programming concepts such as: (1) variable assignment, (2) if-statements, and (3) loops in ...

Block-based programming has a number of key features that make it distinct from conventional text-based programming and other visual programming approaches. Block-based programming uses a ...

Block programming, also known as block-based coding, is a visual programming approach where users create programs by dragging and dropping pre-defined blocks of code instead of writing text-based ...

Structured text programming is a high-level language that resembles popular languages such as C, Pascal, or BASIC. It uses statements, expressions, variables, operators, and functions to create ...

Function blocks are one way that IEC 61131-3 is simplifying programming. Function blocks act like subroutines in regular text programming. Function blocks are graphical. Inputs are on the left side of ...

Block Programming 1. Block programming or television block is a strategy of broadcast programming and radio programmers. Block programming can simply be defined as arranging programs on radio or ...

The approach is to take the best of text programming and block programming languages and mash them together. In that way, you don’t type new lines, ...

The questions included basic programming concepts such as: variable assignment, if-statements and loops. Additionally, we asked students to self-report their prior experiences with programming in ...