REPORT : LOGO Learning and Teaching Style s TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN TO PROGRAM I A LOGO TURTL E COMPUTER CULTUR E Cynthia J . Solomon * 80 Ellery Stree t Cambridge, MA 0213 8 What programming knowledge and skills can a young child acquire? This question is n o longer shocking although it remains unanswered . Now that the computer presence is clearl y a growing part of our lives, the notion that 6 and 7 year olds could learn to program doe s not bring scorn and doubt into audiences ' minds . This paper describes a particular computer culture and environment in which youn g children have learned to program . The child as problem-solver is discussed in terms o f three identifiable cognitive styles ; and finally, some teaching strategies are suggeste d which take into account these different learning styles . The Computer Cultur e " LOGO" is the name of a programming language, but it is also used as the name of a n environment, a culture, a way of thinking about computers and about learning and abou t putting the two together . The environment is made of ideas, of things, and
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