Forty hours of declarative programming: Teaching Prolog at the Junior College Utrecht
Jurri\"en Stutterheim (Utrecht University), Wouter Swierstra (Utrecht, University), Doaitse Swierstra (Utrecht University)
TL;DR
This paper describes a web-based course using Prolog and declarative programming to introduce secondary school students to core computer science concepts like unification and search strategies.
Contribution
It presents a novel educational approach combining Haskell's Snap Framework and NanoProlog to teach Prolog in a web environment for secondary education.
Findings
Students gained foundational understanding of Prolog and CS concepts.
The web application facilitated interactive learning.
The approach proved effective for secondary education.
Abstract
This paper documents our experience using declarative languages to give secondary school students a first taste of Computer Science. The course aims to teach students a bit about programming in Prolog, but also exposes them to important Computer Science concepts, such as unification or searching strategies. Using Haskell's Snap Framework in combination with our own NanoProlog library, we have developed a web application to teach this course.
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