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KEY PIECES OF INFORMATION FROM THE EVENT
Event title:
Invention of Logo
Timeline Date
January 1, 1967
Category
Government, Department or Organisation
Secretary of State
Subject
Area
BECTA Category
Event Content
By disapplying the ICT programme of study from September this year schools will be able to offer a more creative and challenging curriculum, drawing on support and advice from those best positioned to judge what an ambitious and forward-looking curriculum should contain.
DETAIL OF THE EVENT
An educational programming language, designed in 1967 to teach concepts of programming related to the Lisp language. Mostly remembered for its use of ‘turtle graphics’ and its principle proponent, Seymour Papert.
Evidence indicates that recent curriculum and qualifications reforms have not led to significant improvements in the teaching of ICT, and the number of students progressing to further study in ICT-related subjects is in decline. Furthermore, the ICT curriculum in its current form is viewed as dull and demotivating for pupils. Its teaching may not equip pupils adequately for further study and work, may leave them disenchanted or give rise to negative perceptions that turn them off the subject completely.
Event Media
Key Documents
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Further Research around the event
Feurzeig, W. (1969). Programming-Languages as a Conceptual Framework for Teaching Mathematics. Final Report on the First Fifteen Months of the LOGO Project. Available online: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED038034
Views, Blogs and Criticism
Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language)
