Game-Themed Programming Assignment Modules: A Pathway for Gradual Integration of Gaming Context Into Existing Introductory Programming Courses

Sung, Kelvin; Hillyard, Cinnamon; Angotti, Robin L.; Panitz, Michael; Goldstein, David S.; Nordlinger, John

doi:10.1109/te.2010.2064315

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“…The main aim of GTP is not to teach game programming to the students, but help them to understand programming concepts through simple game assignments (Sung et al, 2011).…”

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Comparison of Traditional and ADRI Based Teaching Approaches in an Introductory Programming Course

Malik

Coldwell-Neilson

2017

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Aim/PurposeThis study introduced a new teaching and learning approach based on an ADRI (Approach, Deployment, Result, Improvement) model in an introductory programming (IP) course. The effectiveness of the new teaching and learning process was determined by collecting feedback from the IP instructors and by analyzing the final exam grades of the course. Background Learning to program is considered a difficult and challenging task for a considerable number of novice programmers. As a result, high failure and dropout rates are often reported in IP courses. Different studies have been conducted to investigate the issue. One of the reasons for this challenge is the multiple skills that students have to master in order to be able to build programs. These skills include programming knowledge and problem-solving strategies and being able to pay equal attention to these required skills in the IP course. Methodology A focus group was conducted to obtain feedback from the IP instructors about the ADRI approach. The performance of the students who had completed the IP course before ADRI was compared with those who used the ADRI approach by undertaking a comparative analysis of their final exam grades. ContributionThe study demonstrates that the new teaching and learning approach based on the ADRI model encourages students to pay equal attention to programming knowledge and problem-solving strategies, discouraging programming shortcuts and reducing high attrition rates (failure and dropout) in the IP course. FindingsThe results of the focus group show that the instructors preferred the ADRI approach compared to the traditional approach. The final exam grades show that the students performed better in semesters which offered the ADRI approach as compared to those semesters without this approach. Comparison of Traditional and ADRI Based Teaching Approaches 268Future Research Future research will explore the ADRI approach in other fields of computer science studies, such as database and data structure, to determine if its impact has a wider application than just teaching introductory programming.

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“…The main aim of GTP is not to teach game programming to the students, but help them to understand programming concepts through simple game assignments (Sung et al, 2011).…”

Section: Game-themed Programmingmentioning

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“…Students were engaged in devising solutions for game assignments which increased their motivation and enthusiasm (Sung et al, 2011). Miljanovic (2015 used game based learning in teaching debugging to novices.…”

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Comparison of Traditional and ADRI Based Teaching Approaches in an Introductory Programming Course

Malik

Coldwell-Neilson

2017

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“…Digital games can generally be integrated into the educational process in three ways (Sung et al, 2011;Wang & Wu, 2009):…”

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A Literature Review of Empirical Research on the Effects of Digital Games on Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences / Pregled literature o empirijskim istraživanjima o utjecaju digitalnih igara na stilove učenja i višestruke inteligencije

Aleksić

Ivanović

2017

Croatian Journal of Education

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“…Assuming these facts, teaching methods in education should be developed in two dimensions: individualized teaching and training of cognitive capacity. The past decades, taking advantage of computer technology, developed many didactic computer exercises, collaborative learning (Lingnau et al 2003), mixedreality technology such as motion capture or up-to-date robots, games that progress both mental and manual skills in schoolchildren and students (Gider et al 2012;Sugimoto 2011;Sung et al 2011). The newer technology era concerns game technology that are created to assist students in other than school activities, such as for example learning to dance.…”

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Multimedia polysensory integration training system dedicated to children with educational difficulties

2015

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This paper aims at presenting a multimedia system providing polysensory training for pupils with educational difficulties. The particularly interesting aspect of the system lies in the sonic interaction with image projection in which sounds generated lead to stimulation of a particular part of the human brain. The system architecture, video processing methods, therapeutic exercises and guidelines for children's interaction with the system are presented. Results of pupils' improvements after several weeks of exercising with the system are provided. The outcome of this study suggests that learning and developing through the interactive method helped to improve children's spatial orientation skills.

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Game-Themed Programming Assignment Modules: A Pathway for Gradual Integration of Gaming Context Into Existing Introductory Programming Courses

Cited by 41 publications

References 30 publications

Comparison of Traditional and ADRI Based Teaching Approaches in an Introductory Programming Course

Comparison of Traditional and ADRI Based Teaching Approaches in an Introductory Programming Course

A Literature Review of Empirical Research on the Effects of Digital Games on Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences / Pregled literature o empirijskim istraživanjima o utjecaju digitalnih igara na stilove učenja i višestruke inteligencije

Multimedia polysensory integration training system dedicated to children with educational difficulties

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