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Modifying Games with ChoiCo: Integrated Affordances and Engineered Bugs for Computational Thinking
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Kynigos, Chronis; Grizioti, Marianthi – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Although there is wide rhetoric that programming should be learnt by all as an element of computational thinking (CT), in practice, it is mostly implemented narrowly as an end in itself consisting of routine practice and traditional testing of the ability to code. This paper discusses a way in which programming could be seen through a wider…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Thinking Skills, Computation, Affordances
Educational Games Based on Distributed and Tangible User Interfaces to Stimulate Cognitive Abilities in Children with ADHD
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de la Guía, Elena; Lozano, María D.; Penichet, Víctor M. R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience behavioural and learning problems at home and at school, as well as a lack of self-control in their lives. We can take advantage of the evolution of new technologies to develop applications with the aim of enhancing and stimulating the learning process of children with ADHD.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Processes, Educational Games, Computer Games
Body Movements of Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) during Computer Video Game Play.
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Farrace-DiZinno, Anna Marie; Douglas, Graham; Houghton, Stephen; Lawrence, Vivienne; West, John; Whiting, Ken – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2001
Describes a study that recorded the type and severity of body movements of 79 boys with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and 67 non-ADHD boys while playing a computer video game. Results of multivariate analysis of variance showed no statistically significant differences in body movements between ADHD and non-ADHD boys. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Body Language, Comparative Analysis, Computer Games
The Use of Computer Games as an Educational Tool: Identification of Appropriate Game Types and Game Elements.
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Amory, Alan; Naicker, Kevin; Vincent, Jacky; Adams, Claudia – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1999
Describes research with college students that investigated commercial game types and game elements to determine what would be suitable for education. Students rated logic, memory, visualization, and problem solving as important game elements that are used to develop a model that links pedagogical issues with game elements. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Games, Educational Games, Higher Education