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An Evaluation of Game-Based Computer Science Course Designs: The Example of MinecraftEdu
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Betül Tonbuloglu – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the potential of use for computer science course designs (CSCD) created by game-based learning method. Qualitative case study was used as the research design. CSCDs created for Minecraft Education Edition (MinecraftEdu) were examined in the context of various criteria by document analysis method, and…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Science Education, Video Games, Computer Assisted Design
Games as a Mode of Instruction in Object-Oriented Concepts
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Krish Pillai; Marcia Lovas – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
A typical first computer science course (CS1) introduces the student to coding conventions, variables, methods, control structures, conditionals, and the semantics of classes and objects. Advanced concepts of inheritance, polymorphism, abstract classes, interfaces, and their use in the design process, are covered in a second-level course (CS2).…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education
Assisting Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Actively Reduces Limb Hyperactive Behavior with a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller through Controlling Environmental Stimulation
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Yeh, Jui-Chi; Shih, Ching-Tien; Chang, Man-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The latest studies have adopted software technology which turns the Wii Remote Controller into a high-performance limb action detector, we assessed whether two persons with multiple disabilities would be able to control an environmental stimulus through limb action. This study extends the functionality of the Wii Remote Controller to the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulation, Intervention, Multiple Disabilities
The New Technicians Study: Opportunities for Entry-Level Workers in Information Technology Occupations. Working Paper.
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The purpose of this study was to develop a body of labor market information to support the development of regional information technology instructional programs by a consortium of California Community Colleges located in the San Francisco Bay Region. This collection of summaries of six occupations begins with a guide that explains the components…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Design