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Hosseini, Hadi; Hartt, Maxwell; Mostafapour, Mehrnaz – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2019
Game-based learning has received significant attention in educational pedagogy as an effective way of increasing student motivation and engagement. The majority of the work in this area has been focused on digital games or games involving technology. We focus on the use of traditional game design in improving student engagement and perception of…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Science Education, Learner Engagement, Higher Education
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Ott, Claudia; Robins, Anthony; Shephard, Kerry – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016
Learning the first programming language is challenging for many students. High failure rates and bimodally distributed grades lead to a pedagogical interest in supporting students in first-year programming courses (CS1). In higher education, the important role of feedback for guiding the learning process and improving the learning outcome is…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Programming, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods