LOGO-L> Re: LOGO-L> Text vs Pictures...

["Ken Kahn" <KenKahn@ToonTalk.com>]

    Bob Gorman wrote
    We have a left brain, which enjoys text, and a right brain which enjoys
pictures. While so many competitive arguments try to prove that their
favorite side is "better", I would simply reply, there is nothing with using
BOTH!


    Some people are called "visual thinkers" because they seem to be good at
solving visual problems and they report using visual imagery when thinking.
For these people, textual programming languages are difficult. Visual
thinkers would probably both prefer visual programming languages and also be
more effective in using them than textual languages. Other people seem to
prefer text and symbols. Maybe ToonTalk isn't so appropriate for them. A
hybrid textual-visual language might satisfy both kinds of thinkers, but it
might not. Compromises are needed to make a good hybrid. And hybrids tend to
be more complex and much harder to engineer.
    I suspect that kids, particularly younger ones, are more visual and less
textual/symbolic in their thinking. I know that these categories are crude
and overly simplistic but I think they are useful ways of thinking about
these issues.
    Does anyone know of psychological research on these questions?
    Best,
    ken kahn


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