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#1 2009-07-31 03:29:52
Interesting Facts about Scratch
Hi,
Yesterday I found this document, written by Andresmh.
http://journal.webscience.org/253/1/web … on_161.pdf
You should read this document in it's whole, but there are also just some interesting facts.
For those who think that Scratch is dying, look at the charts 
Since its release, more than
200,000 people have registered, the majority between ages 8 to 17
years old with a peak at 13 (Figure 3), of those 30% are female.
Only 30%? That's weird I think... Are males more interested in programming?
And this peak at 13 is huge, why?
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#3 2009-07-31 05:40:27
Re: Interesting Facts about Scratch
JSO wrote:
Hi,
Only 30%? That's weird I think... Are males more interested in programming?
And this peak at 13 is huge, why?
I suspect the age deals with the ability to break things down into steps.
The male/female thing has to do with how we are wired differently (but not better or worse) guys (hunters) are problems solvers while girls (gathers) are better organizers - problem solvers are drawn to programming, organizers can often be better programmers.
(I suspect this will lead to a whole discussion on sexism - there are exceptions to the rule - and I won't enter into that debate if it erupts)
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