The Dynamic Geometrisation of Computer Programming

The goal of this paper is to explore dynamic geometry environments (DGE) as a type of computer programming language. Using projects created by secondary students in one particular DGE, we analyse the extent to which the various aspects of computational thinking-including both ways of doing things an...

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Published in:Mathematical thinking and learning 2018-01, Vol.20 (1), p.54-74
Main Authors: Sinclair, Nathalie, Patterson, Margaret
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Foreign Countries
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Thinking Skills
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