Languages By Age and Experience
The following chart helps to summarize the information above for parents and teachers.
| US educational level | Approximate Age | Experience level | Appropriate languages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preschool - grade 2 | 3 - 7 | None, not applicable | Logo style: Logo, Guido van Robot, Karel, Scratch, Baltie 2, Stagecast Creator |
| Grades 2-4 | 7 - 9 | None, not applicable | Logo, RoboMind, Scratch or Etoys, Stagecast Creator |
| Grades 5-8 | 10 - 14 | None or little | Lego Mindstorm, Etoys, AgentSheets, Alice, RoboMind, Baltie 3, learning oriented BASIC, Phrogram, Stagecast Creator, Mama |
| Grades 5-8 | 10 - 14 | Some | Squeak, RoboMind, full featured BASIC, Greenfoot, Pascal, Mama, Python, Ruby |
| High school | 14 - 17 | None or little | Squeak, RoboMind, Greenfoot, Pascal, full featured BASIC, Mama, Python, Ruby |
| High school | 14 - 17 | Some | Squeak, RoboMind, Greenfoot or BlueJ, newLISP, Mama, OZ, most other programming languages |
| College | 18 + | None assumed, non-majors course | Squeak, Greenfoot or BlueJ, newLISP, full featured BASIC |
| College | 18 + | Starting computer science or developer curriculum | Haskell, OZ, Scheme, Qi, Squeak, NetBeans BlueJ. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Educational Programming Languages
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