Research on Coding Education using Viscuit

In this research, we introduce advantages of Viscuit which is an educational programming language developed in Japan and propose a possibility of using Viscuit to introduce coding. Specifically, we conducted experiments against students using both the manual and the focused study guide and the results indicated that they became familiar with coding easily without the knowledge of Japanese. Even though Viscuit is less well-known than languages such as Scratch and LightBot, it is very easy to practice coding using Viscuit because all that users need to do is manipulating pictures simply and it is expected that Viscuit will serve as a useful vehicle by which students can learn how to code.