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Obikwelu, Chinedu; Read, Janet; Sim, Gavin – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2013
For a child to learn through Problem-Solving in Serious games, the game scaffolding mechanism has to be effective. Scaffolding is based on the Vygotzkian Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) concept which refers to the distance between the actual development level as determined by independent problem solving and the level of potential development as…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Learning Strategies, Child Development
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Buus, Lillian – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2012
At Aalborg University (AAU) we are known to work with problem-based learning (PBL) in a particular way designated "The Aalborg PBL model." In PBL the focus is on participant control, knowledge sharing, collaboration among participants, which makes it interesting to consider the integration of social media in the learning that takes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Sciences, Problem Based Learning, Systems Development
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Connolly, Thomas M.; Stansfield, Mark; McLellan, Evelyn – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2006
The study of database systems is typically core in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes related to computer science and information systems. However, one component of this curriculum that many learners have difficulty with is database analysis and design, an area that is critical to the development of modern information systems. This paper…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Database Design, Concept Formation, Computer System Design