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Direct linkGorman, Garry; McKelvey, Nigel; Dowling, Thomas C. – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2022
This paper describes a growth mind-set intervention with Junior Cycle Coding students in a disadvantaged school in Ireland. This intervention builds on the work of O'Rourke et al. (2016) and applies findings to a computer programming setting where gamification is used to incentivise growth mind-set behaviour in students learning to code. Data…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Coding, Computer Science Education, Disadvantaged Schools
Roodt, Sumarie; Ryklief, Yusuf – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2019
Educators have started exploring the potential of digital game-based learning (DGBL) to enhance the learning experience of students. The objective of this experimental research was to explore the potential of DGBL to improve the academic efficiency among vocational education students in South Africa. Students were separated into two groups, an…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Vocational Education, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
