Using the Sonic Pi Application for Educational Purposes – A Literature Review
Using the Sonic Pi Application for Educational Purposes – A Literature Review

Summary/Abstract: The Sonic Pi app has been available since 2013, the main purpose for which it was developed being to make teaching programming accessible to students as young as 10 years old. The present study traces the impact of the academic literature on the educational use of Sonic Pi during the first 10 years its availability, conducting a literature review based on the querying of 3 databases. During the search, there were identified 18 relevant, 4 theoretical and 14 research articles. It was found that the theoretical articles put forward a series of assumptions that come with the premise of improving the teaching-learning process, through an interdisciplinary openness of the didactic act, making contents accessible, offering a positive experience with a first programming language, as well as achieving funny activities and products. These aspects were correlated with the results of the research articles selected for analysis. The amount of work published on this topic, even if it is not large, remains unchanged in relation to the time variable and recommends the use of Sonic Pi in education as a suitable tool for working on creativity through a programming language, including young ages, because playing with codes and sounds respects a child's right: the right to play.

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