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Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robotics Using "Lego Mindstorms" NXT
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Akin, H. Levent; Meriçli, Çetin; Meriçli, Tekin – Computer Science Education, 2013
Teaching the fundamentals of robotics to computer science undergraduates requires designing a well-balanced curriculum that is complemented with hands-on applications on a platform that allows rapid construction of complex robots, and implementation of sophisticated algorithms. This paper describes such an elective introductory course where the…
Descriptors: Robotics, Computer Science Education, Undergraduate Study, Introductory Courses
Digital Games and the US National Research Council's Science Proficiency Goals
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Martinez-Garza, Mario; Clark, Douglas B.; Nelson, Brian C. – Studies in Science Education, 2013
This review synthesises research on digital games and science learning as it supports the goals for science proficiency outlined in the report by the US National Research Council on science education reform. The review is organised in terms of these research-based goals for science proficiency in light of their alignment with current science…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Video Games, Science Education, Science Achievement
Effectiveness of Using a Video Game to Teach a Course in Mechanical Engineering
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Coller, B. D.; Scott, M. J. – Computers & Education, 2009
One of the core courses in the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum has been completely redesigned. In the new numerical methods course, all assignments and learning experiences are built around a video/computer game. Students are given the task of writing computer programs to race a simulated car around a track. In doing so, students…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Methods Courses, Undergraduate Study, Video Games
Design and Implementation of an Object Oriented Learning Activity System
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Lin, Huan-Yu; Tseng, Shian-Shyong; Weng, Jui-Feng; Su, Jun-Ming – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
With the development of e-learning technology, many specifications of instructional design have been proposed to make learning activity sharable and reusable. With the specifications and sufficient learning resources, the researches further focus on how to provide learners more appropriate learning activities to improve their learning performance.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Science Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Misconceptions
Simulation Framework for Teaching in Modeling and Simulation Areas
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De Giusti, Marisa Raquel; Lira, Ariel Jorge; Villarreal, Gonzalo Lujan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2008
Simulation is the process of executing a model that describes a system with enough detail; this model has its entities, an internal state, some input and output variables and a list of processes bound to these variables. Teaching a simulation language such as general purpose simulation system (GPSS) is always a challenge, because of the way it…
Descriptors: Programming Languages, Simulation, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design
Cellular Automata and the Humanities.
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Gallo, Ernest – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1994
The use of cellular automata to analyze several pre-Socratic hypotheses about the evolution of the physical world is discussed. These hypotheses combine characteristics of both rigorous and metaphoric language. Since the computer demands explicit instructions for each step in the evolution of the automaton, such models can reveal conceptual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Computer Software, Discourse Analysis