Evaluating a game-development approach to teach introductory programming concepts in Secondary Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Stamatios Papadakis
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Introductory Programming ◽  
Development Approach

Effects of the Digital Game-Development Approach on Elementary School Students' Learning Motivation, Problem Solving, and Learning Achievement

Gamification ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 472-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Chun Chu ◽  
Chun-Ming Hung
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Learning Achievement ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Development Approach ◽  
Experimental Group

In this study, the game-based development approach is proposed for improving the learning motivation, problem solving skills, and learning achievement of students. An experiment was conducted on a learning activity of an elementary school science course to evaluate the performance of the proposed approach. A total of 59 sixth graders from two classes of the elementary school participated in the experiment. One class of 30 students was selected as the experimental group, and the other class of 29 students was the control group. From the experimental results, it was found that the proposed game development-based learning approach could effectively promote the students' problem-solving skills. However, the students' learning achievement and motivations were quite different from our expectations. A discussion of the experimental group interview data is provided and suggestions made.

Using Scratch and App Inventor for teaching introductory programming in Secondary Education. A case study.

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Zaranis ◽  
Vasileios Orfanakis ◽  
Stamatis Papadakis ◽  
Michail Kalogiannakis
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Introductory Programming ◽  
App Inventor

Educational Game Development Approach to a Particular Case: The Donor's Evaluation

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Borro Escribano ◽  
A. del Blanco ◽  
J. Torrente ◽  
J.M. Borro Mate ◽  
B. Fernandez Manjon
Keyword(s):  
Educational Game ◽  
Game Development ◽  
Development Approach
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