Host: Japanese Society for the Science of Design
Programming education has become a compulsory subject in the 2020 school year. The author focused on the "sorting algorithm" in programming education. Therefore, author decided to create an educational toy to help learning the sorting algorithm. First, author made a prototype of an educational toy in the form of blocks. The prototype was tested by children. As a result, the children played the prototype for a different purpose. Next, the prototype was modified into was modified into the shape of a xylophone. The improved prototype was tested by students and university faculty. Based on the test, author will consider future improvements.
