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Spark: The First Choice for Novices

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العنوان: Spark: The First Choice for Novices
المؤلفون: Judith Gal-Ezer, Smadar Szekely
المصدر: Informatics in Education, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 767-781 (2024)
بيانات النشر: Vilnius University, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Special aspects of education
مصطلحات موضوعية: computer science education, programming, first choice language, algorithmic thinking, computational problem solving, Special aspects of education, LC8-6691
الوصف: Spark, one of the products offered by MyQ (formerly Plethora), is a game-based platform meticulously designed to introduce students to the foundational concepts of computer science. By navigating through logical challenges, users delve into topics like abstraction, loops, and graph patterns. Setting itself apart from its counterparts, Spark boasts an innovative formal language and a rich set of features. Unlike traditional platforms, Spark emphasizes computational problem solving over programming syntax, making it accessible to learners of all levels. With progressively challenging levels and an intuitive graphical interface, students engage in problem solving, content creation, and collaboration within the MyQ community. Using Spark makes it less probable for students to utilize generative AI (GAI) to solve challenges, thereby sparing teachers the struggle of assessing tasks that might have been accomplished using GAI. In this paper, we provide an examination of Spark, its functionalities, the challenges it tackles, its merits, limitations, and prospective trajectories.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1648-5831
2335-8971
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1648-5831; https://doaj.org/toc/2335-8971
DOI: 10.15388/infedu.2024.26
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/92d1d64de36d408d975b94e0ffec213f
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.92d1d64de36d408d975b94e0ffec213f
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:16485831
23358971
DOI:10.15388/infedu.2024.26