Position: Scaffolded Coding Activities Afforded by Block-Based Environments
Nicholas Lytle, Yihuan Dong, Veronica Cateté, Alexandra Milliken, Amy Isvik, Tiffany M. Barnes · 2019
Block-based programming environments (BBEs) help students first learning to program through reduced syntax errors and easier code construction. In setting up project files and designing activities, it is also possible to integrate within BBEs scaffolding for novice programmers. We outline and present examples for a set of Scaffold Activities developed for use in novice programming settings that we have found in practice to be successful in easing students into programming.