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Teaching Problem Solving Skills using an Educational Game in a Computer Programming Course

Informatics in education, 2019, Vol.18 (2), p.359-373 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Institute of Mathematics and Informatics 2019 ;ISSN: 1648-5831 ;EISSN: 2335-8971 ;DOI: 10.15388/infedu.2019.17

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Title:
Teaching Problem Solving Skills using an Educational Game in a Computer Programming Course
Author: Mathew, Roy ; Malik, Sohail Iqbal ; Tawafak, Ragad Moufaq
Subjects: College Students ; Computer programming ; Computer Science Education ; Education ; educational game ; Educational Games ; Foreign Countries ; Game Based Learning ; Game theory ; Games ; ICT Information and Communications Technologies ; Instructional Effectiveness ; Introductory Courses ; Learning ; learning to program ; Novices ; Problem Solving ; problem solving skills ; Programming ; pseudo-code technique ; Skill Development ; Skills ; Student Attitudes ; Students ; Teacher Attitudes ; Teachers ; Teaching ; Web Based Instruction
Is Part Of: Informatics in education, 2019, Vol.18 (2), p.359-373
Description: Problem solving skills are considered an important component in learning to program in an introductory programming (IP) course for novices. This study introduced a PROSOLVE game to enhance problem solving skills of novice programmers in the introductory programming course. The game is based on pseudo-code technique. A survey was employed to collect students' feedback and semi-structured interviews were organized to collect instructors' opinion about the game. The results show that the game helped most of the students in understanding the programming concepts, structures and problem solving strategies. Moreover, the game supports students' cognitive engagement, gains, and affective engagement in the IP course. Instructors appreciated the game and considered it as an additional supporting teaching tool in the IP course. Moreover, they considered the game as good alternative of traditional pen and paper learning approach in attracting students' interest in the programming domain.
Publisher: Vilnius: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1648-5831
EISSN: 2335-8971
DOI: 10.15388/infedu.2019.17
Source: ERIC Full Text Only (Discovery)
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Teaching Problem Solving Skills using an Educational Game in a Computer Programming Course

Copyright Institute of Mathematics and Informatics 2019 ;ISSN: 1648-5831 ;EISSN: 2335-8971 ;DOI: 10.15388/infedu.2019.17

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