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Mobile Serious Games: Effects on Students' Understanding of Programming Concepts and Attitudes towards Information Technology
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Yallihep, Mirac; Kutlu, Birgul – Education and Information Technologies, 2020
The purpose of this study was to measure the impacts of mobile serious games on fifth grade students' attitudes towards "Information Technology and Software" course and understanding of programming concepts. For this purpose, a five weeks long study was conducted in a private primary school in Turkey with randomly selected 36 fifth grade…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Software, Student Attitudes, Programming
Learner Attitude, Educational Background, and Gender Influence on Knowledge Gain in a Serious Games-Enhanced Programming Course
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Zhao, Dan; Muntean, Cristina Hava; Chis, Adriana E.; Muntean, Gabriel-Miro – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: This research study deploys three serious games with various topics in an entry-level C Programming module and investigates students' learning outcomes. The study also explores whether learners belonging to different subgroups benefit more from the use of serious games than their peers. The subgroups are formed based on learner…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Teaching Methods, Computer Games
CMX: The Effects of an Educational MMORPG on Learning and Teaching Computer Programming
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Malliarakis, Christos; Satratzemi, Maya; Xinogalos, Stelios – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2017
Computer programming has for decades posed several difficulties for students of all educational levels. A number of teaching approaches have been proposed over the years but none seems to fulfil the needs of students nowadays. Students use computers mainly for playing games and the Internet and as quite a few researchers state this aspect of…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Computer Science Education, Programming, Instructional Effectiveness
A Tool for Introducing Computer Science with Automatic Formative Assessment
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Benotti, Luciana; Martinez, Maria Cecilia; Schapachnik, Fernando – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2018
In this paper we present a software platform called Chatbot designed to introduce high school students to Computer Science (CS) concepts in an innovative way: by programming chatbots. A chatbot is a bot that can be programmed to have a conversation with a human or robotic partner in some natural language such as English or Spanish. While…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Introductory Courses, Computer Science, High School Students
Pair Programming: Under What Conditions Is It Advantageous for Middle School Students?
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Denner, Jill; Werner, Linda; Campe, Shannon; Ortiz, Eloy – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2014
Pair programming is a strategy that grew out of industry and has shown promise for performance and retention in computer programming courses at universities and in industry. In this study, we examine whether pair programming is effective in K-12, what it is effective for, and how partners influence each other. We collected the data from 320 middle…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Programming, Middle School Students, Computer Games
Game Jams: Community, Motivations, and Learning among Jammers
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Preston, Jon A.; Chastine, Jeff; O'Donnell, Casey; Tseng, Tony; MacIntyre, Blair – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2012
Game jams are events that allow game designers to develop innovative games in a time-constrained environment, typically within a 48-hour period during a weekend. Jams provide participants an opportunity to improve their skills, collaborate with their peers, and advance research and creativity in the field of game design. Having coordinated…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Computer Games, Global Approach, Instructional Design