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CONTENIS 1 Introduction....................................,.,.,.,....... 17 1.1 AlgoRythmics: An award-winning project....................... 18 1.2 The AlgoRythmics research group ............................. 19 2 Multi-sensory computer science education ......................... 21 2.1 Difficulties in teaching-learning programming.................... 21 2.2 Brain-based (multi-sensory) learning ........................... 22 2.2.1 Memory and multi-sensory learning......................... 24 2.3 Technologically enhanced multi-sensory learning................. 25 2.3.1 Hybrid/blended learning.................................. 25 2.4 Multimedia and multi-sensory learning at all levels ............... 26 2.5 Multi-sensory learning through arts ............................ 27 2.5.1 Combining science education with arts ...................... 28 2.5.1.1 Science education on stage............................. 28 2.5.1.2 Arts in science classrooms ............................. 29 2.6 On the role of senses in education ............................. 30 3 Seeing, hearing, and touching computer algorithms (Study 1).......... 31 3.1 Anatomy of simple algorithms ................................ 31 3.2 Software tool .............................................. 33 3.3 Suggested syllabus.......................................... 35 3.4 The experiment ............................................ 38 3.4.1 Results and discussion ................................... 39 4 Playing recursive scenarios (Study 2) ............................. 43 4.1 Teaching/learning recursion .................................. 43 4.1.1 How to teach recursive procedure design?.................... 43 4.1.2 How to teach recursive function design? ..................... 45 4.2 How can the presented methods be improved by kinaesthesia? ...... 46 4.3 How can the presented methods be improved by audio-visual elements? .................................... 48 4.4 Software tool and suggested syllabus ........................... 50 4.5 The experiment ............................................ 52 5 Dancing sorting algorithms (Study 3).............................. 55 5.1 Software tool and suggested syllabus ........................... 56 5.2 The experiment ............................................ 57
