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ACKN OW LED GEM EN TS.......................................................................................................... iii
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ vii
LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER 1 IN TRODU CTION ....................................................................................................1
1.1 Statem ent of Problem ..............................................................................................1
1.2 Purpose of Study .....................................................................................................2
1.3 Research Questions.................................................................................................3
1.4 Overview of Dissertation ........................................................................................3
1.5 Definition of Term s.................................................................................................4
1.6 Lim itations of Study ...............................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF LITERATURE ....................................................................................7
2.1 Types of Program m ing Tools .................................................................................8
2.2 Studies U sing Visual Program m ing Tools..............................................................9
2.2.1 AppInventor Environm ent ..........................................................................9
2.2.2 Gam eM aker Studio Environm ent .............................................................11
2.2.3 Greenfoot Environm ent ............................................................................13
2.2.4 Jeroo Environm ent ....................................................................................15
2.2.5 Scratch Environm ent.................................................................................16
2.2.6 Alice Environm ent ....................................................................................18
2.2.7 Sum m ary of Visual Program m ing Tools ..................................................23
2.3 Theory of Constructivism .....................................................................................24
2.4 M ediated Transfer of Concepts.............................................................................26
2.5 M easuring Self-Efficacy .......................................................................................27
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE DESIGN........................................28
3.1 A lice 2 Features ...................................................................................................28
3.2 A lice 3 Features ...................................................................................................33iv
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Daly, Tebring. Influence of Alice 3: Reducing the Hurdles to Success in a Cs1 Programming Course, dissertation, May 2013; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271795/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .