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Lusia Maryani Silitonga; Budi Dharmawan; Astrid Tiara Murti; Ting-Ting Wu – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
Business simulation games (BSG) offer a unique opportunity to provide students with hands-on experience in a simulated business environment. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of BSG in promoting entrepreneurial intentions and competencies among undergraduate students. The study was conducted with 48 students, who participated in BSG as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Intention, Competence, Simulation
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Nikolaos Pellas – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
Educational technologists and practitioners have made substantial strides in developing affordable digital and tangible resources to support both formal and informal computer science instruction. However, there is a lack of research on practice-based assignments, such as Internet of Things (IoT) projects, that allow undergraduate students to…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Learning Motivation, Academic Persistence
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Randi Proska Sandra; Wu-Yuin Hwang; Afifah Zafirah; Uun Hariyanti; Engkizar Engkizar; Ahmaddul Hadi; Ahmad Fauzan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2024
Argumentative writing is a fundamental aspect of undergraduate students' academic and scientific writing related to critical thinking and problem-solving skills. However, previous studies have shown that students face various difficulties with argumentative writing, such as unclear and illogical ideas, less-structured arguments, and unbalanced…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Writing (Composition), Undergraduate Students, Writing Skills
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Verma, Vipin; Craig, Scotty D.; Levy, Roy; Bansal, Ajay; Amresh, Ashish – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2022
Detection and responding to a player's affect are important for serious games. A method for this purpose was tested within Chem-o-crypt, a game that teaches chemical equation balancing. The game automatically detects boredom, flow, and frustration using the Affdex SDK from Affectiva. The sensed affective state is then used to adapt the game play…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Game Based Learning, Media Adaptation, Learner Engagement
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Kiliç, Servet; Gökoglu, Seyfullah; Öztürk, Mücahit – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
In this research, a scale was developed to determine the programming-oriented computational thinking skills of university students. The participants were 360 students studying in various departments at different universities in Turkey for computer programming. The scale consists of 33 items under conceptual knowledge, algorithmic thinking, and…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Test Construction, Programming
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Huang, Sheng-Bo; Jeng, Yu-Lin; Lai, Chin-Feng – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
In recent years, the government has actively set up computer programming courses to train those with the relevant talent; however, the learning performance of the students is not ideal. Therefore, in order to learn programming skills, students usually adopt note-taking strategies because, due to the pressure of the course, the teachers do not have…
Descriptors: Notetaking, Learning Strategies, Cognitive Style, Peer Teaching
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Zhang, Yixin; Espinoza, Sue – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
This study of 296 undergraduate students investigates relationships concerning computer efficacy, attitudes toward computers, and need for learning computer skills. Multiple regression revealed attitudes toward computers, and computer self-efficacy, were significant predictors of the need for learning computing skills between two groups of…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Higher Education
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Benne, Marcie R.; Baxter, Kathy K. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
This assessment of two computerized vocabulary games addressed three issues: (1) did undergraduate students' scores improve when they reviewed the meanings of words?; (2) did students improve their ability to determine the meaning of new words?; and (3) did students with low verbal skills demonstrate greater improvement than students with high…
Descriptors: Computer Games, Educational Games, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education