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SpaceChem is still my primary tool in testing kid's (and adults) general aptitude for coding before trying to teach them.
by moritonal 4y ago
SpaceChem is still my primary tool in testing kid's (and adults) general aptitude for coding before trying to teach them.
- ByThyGrace 4y agoThat's insightful, having played the game. Do you believe there's perhaps a kind of student that would be proficient in coding while not showing particular skill (or engagement) in solving those kinds of puzzles?
- moritonal 4y agoIt's always possible, but the game calmly asks the user to focus, structure a problem in their head and then form a solution. I wouldn't ask them to finish the game, but watching how they absorb what they're shown and whether they can expand this to new solutions is a fairly easy tell most the time.