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Boosting Motivation: How Gamification Inspires Primary School Students to Learn Coding
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Verica R. Milutinovic; Ivana Obradovic; Suzana Ðordevic – Educational Studies, 2025
Many countries are revising their computing curricula, including Serbia, where coding became a core subject in primary schools in 2017/2018. Gamification is a common teaching method, yet little research explores primary students' motivation to learn coding through gamification. This study aims to investigate the factors that influence primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Gamification, Coding
Examining the Impact of Pair Programming on Efficiency, Motivation, and Stress among Students of Different Skills and Abilities in Lower Grades in Elementary Schools
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Tibor Krizsan; Dragan Lambic – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Pair programming is a technique in which two students collaborate on programming tasks. This study aimed to investigate attitudes, toward pair programming with a focus on anxiety, motivation, stress, and efficiency. The sample population consisted of 168 students from three primary schools in Vojvodina (Serbia). The students were aged 6.5-11 years…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Motivation, Stress Variables, Skills