Hello *,
since I occasionaly get people interested in my MSc thesis
that was written long ago (2002) - people even reference it but,
it's rather hard to get the original being somewhere in Amsterdam -
I hereby inform you of its electronic presence at arxiv.org:
arXiv:0809.1437 [pdf]
Title: How applicable is Python as first computer language for
teaching programming in a pre-university educational environment, from
a teacher's point of view?
Authors: Fotis Georgatos
Comments: 135 pages, 20 tables, 10 figures (incl. evolution of
computer languages)
Subjects: Programming Languages (cs.PL); Computers and Society (cs.CY)
Abstract:
This project report attempts to evaluate the educational properties of
the Python computer language, in practice. This is done by examining
computer language evolution history, related scientific background
work, the existing educational research on computer languages and
Python's experimental application in higher secondary education in
Greece, during first half of year 2002. This Thesis Report was
delivered in advance of a thesis defense for a Masters/Doctorandus
(MSc/Drs) title with the Amstel Institute/Universiteit van Amsterdam,
during the same year.
I hope it might help some of you, because I've found that material of
documented application
of the Python language in class still appears a bit scarce...
ps.
Some people might just enjoy the (anecdotal) information on other languages.
cheers,
Fotis
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