Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Comparison of block-based and hybrid-based environments in transferring
  programming skills to text-based environments   Teachers face several challenges when presenting the fundamental concepts of
programming in the classroom. Several tools are introduced to give a visual
dimension to support the learning process. These tools rely on code blocks,
easily manipulated in a plug and play fashion, to build a program. These
block-based tools intend to familiarize students with programming logic, before
diving into text-based programming languages such as Java, Python, etc.
However; when transitioning from block-based to text-based programming,
students often encounter a gap in their learning. The student may not be able
to apply block-based foundations in a text-based environment. To bridge the gap
between both environments, we developed a hybrid-based learning approach. We
found that on average a hybrid-based approach increases the students
understanding of programming foundations, memorization, and ease of transition
by more than 30% when compared to a block-based to text-based learning
approach. Finally, we provide the community with an open source, hybrid-based
learning tool that can be used by students when learning programming concepts
or for future studies.

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The categories of this paper are: eess
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The categories of this paper are: adap-org
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The categories of this paper are: hep-ph
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The categories of this paper are: comp-gas
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The categories of this paper are: funct-an
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The categories of this paper are: nucl-th
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The categories of this paper are: math-ph
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The categories of this paper are: mtrl-th
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The categories of this paper are: q-fin
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The categories of this paper are: cmp-lg
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The categories of this paper are: cond-mat
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The categories of this paper are: hep-ex
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The categories of this paper are: astro-ph
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The categories of this paper are: alg-geom
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The categories of this paper are: math
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The categories of this paper are: supr-con