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The Emotional Experience of Learning Programming through Scratch in Angolan Technical and Vocational Education

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study investigates the emotional impact of different teaching methodologies in programming education for 10th-grade students at a technical secondary school in Angola. Over two academic years, 221 students were observed. The traditional method, based on pseudocode and flowcharts, was compared with the use of Scratch, a block-based programming language introduced in 2024/25. Data were collected through the Portuguese version of the PANAS scale. Results indicate that Scratch fosters positive emotions and reduces negative ones, supporting the hypothesis that this approach enhances students’ emotional experience and may contribute to improved learning outcomes in programming.

Source: International Symposium on Computers in Education

DOI: 10.1109/siie68580.2025.11368339

Authors: Leonardo Pedro, J. Ángel Velázquez-Iturbide, Maximiliano Paredes-Velasco, Daniel Palacios-Alonso

Institution: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Language: English

Topic: Teaching and Learning Programming

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7127604266

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