Protobject as a tool for teaching computational thinking to designers: Student perceptions on usability

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dc.article.number23
dc.catalogadoryvc
dc.contributor.authorBellino, Alessio
dc.contributor.authorHerskovic, Maida Valeria Paz
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-24T14:55:11Z
dc.date.available2025-03-24T14:55:11Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractDue to the proliferation of technology in daily life and the growing number of ways in which humans and machines interact, the process of designing interactive elements has become critical. Nevertheless, design students are seldom able to design and implement interactive elements because of their limited programming skills. Although there have been some approaches to teach computational thinking using physical computing and focusing on solving real-world problems (e.g., electronic devices such as Arduino, using sensors and actuators), they often entail monetary expenses and require knowledgeable instructors, and are not catered to students without prior programming or electronics knowledge. Hence, we propose the use of Protobject, a low-cost tool that focuses on real-world applications that could be used to teach programming to design students. This study aims to evaluate students' perceptions regarding the usability of Protobject as a tool for learning computational thinking, as well as the clarity of the learning activities designed to teach computational thinking concepts by using Protobject.
dc.description.funderANID Fondecyt
dc.description.funderNational Center for Artificial Intelligence CENIA
dc.description.funderANID
dc.format.extent8 páginas
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3605390.3605401
dc.identifier.scopusidScopus_ID:85173707736
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1145/3605390.36054
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102950
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Herskovic, Maida Valeria Paz; 0000-0002-2650-6507; 1009054
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofBiannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI : CHItaly' 23 : 15th : torino, italia 2023
dc.relation.ispartofseriesACM International Conference Proceeding Series
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectLearning platform
dc.subjectUsability
dc.subjectUser study
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.subject.deweyIngenieríaes_ES
dc.titleProtobject as a tool for teaching computational thinking to designers: Student perceptions on usability
dc.typecomunicación de congreso
sipa.codpersvinculados1009054
sipa.trazabilidadScopus;2023-10-22
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