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Johnson, Claire – Online Submission, 2017
"Game Maker" is widely used in UK secondary schools, yet under-researched in that context. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative case study that explores how authoring computer games using "Game Maker" can support the learning of basic programming concepts in a mainstream UK secondary setting. The research draws on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Xiang, Lin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This is a collective case study seeking to develop detailed descriptions of how programming an agent-based simulation influences a group of 8th grade students' model-based inquiry (MBI) by examining students' agent-based programmable modeling (ABPM) processes and the learning outcomes. The context of the present study was a biology unit on…
Descriptors: Evolution, Instructional Design, Programming, Grade 8