Digital Competition Game to Improve Programming Skills

Autor/in	Moreno, Julian
Titel	Digital Competition Game to Improve Programming Skills
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 15 (2012) 3, S.288-297 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Computer Games; Educational Games; Programming; Web Based Instruction; Use Studies; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; College Students; Validity; Problem Solving; Competition; Engineering Education; Computer Science Education; Comparative Analysis; Instructional Effectiveness; College Instruction; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Educational game; Lernspiel; Programmierung; Web Based Training; Benutzerschulung; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Gültigkeit; Problemlösen; Wettkampf; Ingenieurausbildung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Unterrichtserfolg; Hochschullehre; Kolumbien
Abstract	The aim of this paper is to describe a digital game with an educational purpose in the subject of computer programming, which enables students to reinforce and improve their abilities on the concepts of sequencing, defined iteration and nesting. For its design, a problem solving approach was followed and a score comparing mechanism was implemented in order to encourage students to analyze their solutions and look for better ones. To validate the game, a study with a 123 students sample was made, which did not only demonstrate students interest on the approach but also its educational effectiveness. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10