Pre-service teachers showed a slight preference for HPL over an equivalent paper-based TPL in direct comparison¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? When asked which interface they preferred, 53% of teachers chose HPL, 31% chose both, and 10% chose TPL; separate TAM evaluations did not differ significantly (p > 0.05). → Brender 2025

Evidence¶

Brender 2025¶

Brender, J., El-Hamamsy, L., Giang, C., Mathex, L., Käser, T., & Mondada, F. (2025). The handwriting programming language for primary school: aligning computer science education with established teaching practices. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10503-z

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Direct comparison question administered to 49 pre-service teachers after using both platforms for 30 minutes each. "53% of teachers chose HPL, 31% chose both HPL and TPL, compared to 10% who preferred TPL." Kruskal-Wallis test on separate TAM evaluations indicated no significant difference (p > 0.05) for all criteria.

"When asked which interface they preferred, 53% of teachers chose HPL, 31% chose both HPL and TPL, compared to 10% who preferred TPL"

Discussion¶

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