Educational robotics (ER) nowadays is booming at the research and educational level while
more and more teachers and schools are introducing robotics as a core activity in school …

This paper presents a cross-age study exploring children's performance on robot
introductory programming activities with one tangible and one isomorphic graphical system …

This study explores children's opinions and preferences regarding two isomorphic user
interfaces that can be used for introductory programming activities, a tangible and a …

Nowadays it seems that there is a great interest in the development of educational systems
based on tangible interfaces and educational robotics. However, existing systems seem to …

Tangible User Interfaces for Programming and Education: A New Field for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship | Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open …

This paper investigates children preferences regarding tangible and graphical tools for
introductory programming. The study makes use of the PROTEAS (PROgramming TangiblE …

This paper presents two tangible programming tools, which are designed to make
programming concepts more accessible to novice programmers of all ages. Our design …

Examination of the UML indicates weaknesses in its graphic syntax which undermine its
structure as a visual language. Although the UML Notation claims to provide a" canonical …

Technology is playing an increasing role in the lives of the elderly. One of the most prevalent
developments for the aging population is the use of technological innovations for …

This chapter presents the conceptual framework, the research rationale and preliminary
outcomes of an innovative research agenda that explores the use of tangible interface and …