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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
The Development of Computational Thinking in Student Teachers through an Intervention with Educational Robotics
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Esteve-Mon, Francesc M.; Adell-Segura, Jordi; Llopis Nebot, María Ángeles; Valdeolivas Novella, Gracia; Pacheco Aparicio, Julio – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2019
Aim/Purpose: This research aims to describe and demonstrate the results of an intervention through educational robotics to improve the computational thinking of student teachers. Background: Educational robotics has been increasing in school classrooms for the development of computational thinking and digital competence. However, there is a lack…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Robotics
The Effects of Game Strategy and Preference-Matching on Flow Experience and Programming Performance in Game-Based Learning
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Wang, Li-Chun; Chen, Ming-Puu – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2010
Learning to program is difficult for novices, even for those undergraduates who have majored in computer science. The study described in this paper has investigated the effects of game strategy and preference-matching on novice learners' flow experience and performance in learning to program using an experiential gaming activity. One hundred and…
Descriptors: Games, Program Effectiveness, Secondary School Students, Experiential Learning
Designing Educational Software with Students through Collaborative Design Games: The We!Design&Play Framework
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Triantafyllakos, George; Palaigeorgiou, George; Tsoukalas, Ioannis A. – Computers & Education, 2011
In this paper, we present a framework for the development of collaborative design games that can be employed in participatory design sessions with students for the design of educational applications. The framework is inspired by idea generation theory and the design games literature, and guides the development of board games which, through the use…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Social Influences, Instructional Design, Cooperative Learning
Creating a Game Development Course with Limited Resources: An Evaluation Study
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Ritzhaupt, Albert D. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2009
This article provides an overview of the challenges in implementing a game development course with limited resources in computing curricula. An approach to a holistic game development course is outlined in terms of its organization, software, and instructional methods. The course had 23 students enrolled in its first offering and was…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Reliability, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
The Simulation Cycle: Combining Games, Simulations, Engineering and Science Using StarLogo TNG
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Klopfer, Eric; Scheintaub, Hal; Huang, Wendy; Wendel, Daniel; Roque, Ricarose – E-Learning, 2009
StarLogo The Next Generation (TNG) enables secondary school students and teachers to model decentralized systems through agent-based programming. TNG's inclusion of a three-dimensional graphical environment provides the capacity to create games and simulation models with a first-person perspective. The authors theorize that student learning of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Creative Thinking, Secondary School Students, Pilot Projects