Multi-Track Programming Competitions with Scratch (2016)

Authors

Jason Arnold, Marquette University
Heather Bort, Marquette University
Ryan Naugle, Marquette University
Casey O'Hare, Marquette UniversityFollow
Dennis Brylow, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Language

eng

Publication Date

2016

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Source Publication

Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '16)

Source ISSN

978-1-4503-3685-7

Abstract

High school programming competitions often follow the traditional model of collegiate competitions, exemplified by the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). This tradition has been reinforced by the nature of Advanced Placement Computer Science (AP CS A), for which ICPC-style problems are considered an excellent practice regimen. As more and more students in high school computer science courses approach the field from broader starting points, such as Exploring Computer Science (ECS), or the new AP CS Principles course, an analogous structure for high school outreach events becomes of greater importance.

This paper describes our work on developing a Scratch-based alternative competition for high school students, that can be run in parallel with a traditional morning of ICPC-style problems.

Comments

Published in Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '16): 228-233. DOI.

Recommended Citation

Arnold, Jason; Bort, Heather; Naugle, Ryan; O'Hare, Casey; and Brylow, Dennis, "Multi-Track Programming Competitions with Scratch (2016)" (2016). Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Faculty Research and Publications. 535.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/mscs_fac/535