Children's perception of computer programming as an aid to designing programming environments
Robert Sheehan · 2003
Primary school pupils of two different age groups were asked to draw pictures of people programming computers and then asked questions to reveal their understanding of computer programming. As was expected neither group showed great understanding of how computer programs are produced. Programming was seen as the productions of visual and audio effects. The older children recognised that programming was something to do with controlling the computer. These understandings are used to produce a list of four recommendations for the design of programming environments for children.