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Effect of Game Development-Based Learning on the Ability of Information Technology Undergraduates to Learn Computer and Object-Oriented Programming
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Al-Makhzoomy, Alaa Khalaf – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The study investigated the effect of Game Development-Based Learning (GDBL) on the ability of IT undergraduates in Jordanian universities to define the concepts of computer programming and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and their ability to program in C++. An instruction was designed for an eight-week-long online course to allow the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Games, Information Technology, Undergraduate Students
Cognitive and Motivational Impacts of Learning Game Design on Middle School Children
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Akcaoglu, Mete – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In today`s complex and fast-evolving world, problem solving is an important skill to possess. For young children to be successful at their future careers, they need to have the "skill" and the "will" to solve complex problems that are beyond the well-defined problems that they learn to solve at schools. One promising approach…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Skill Development, Computer Software
Toward Using Games to Teach Fundamental Computer Science Concepts
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Edgington, Jeffrey Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Video and computer games have become an important area of study in the field of education. Games have been designed to teach mathematics, physics, raise social awareness, teach history and geography, and train soldiers in the military. Recent work has created computer games for teaching computer programming and understanding basic algorithms. …
Descriptors: Video Technology, Computer Science Education, Fundamental Concepts, Investigations