Perriault et Logo

Abstract

This article gives an account of the beginnings of the Logo language in the United States and in France and of the role played by Jacques Perriault in the dissemination of Papert’s work in France. A reworking of some of Perriault’s ideas in publications from the 1980s shows positions and reflections that are still very relevant to the use of computers in education.

Keywords

• learning to program
• microworlds
• Logo turtle
• educational informatics