TY - GEN
T1 - Learning programming concepts through game design
T2 - 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning, DIGITEL 2010
AU - Wang, Li Chun
AU - Chen, Ming Puu
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This study investigates the effects of learners as game designers using Scratch's building-block programming on junior high school learners' programming concept learning performance and motivation. Participants were 133 eighth graders who learn to program through game design activity using Scratch and classified as the experimental group and the control group according to the types of learning sequence. The results revealed that a) the comprehension of programming concepts was not affected by type of learning sequence; b) participants possess higher motivation on the sequence of Scratch project following programming learning; c) the effects of participatory programming tools on novice programmer needs to be further investigated to broaden junior high learners' technological fluency.
AB - This study investigates the effects of learners as game designers using Scratch's building-block programming on junior high school learners' programming concept learning performance and motivation. Participants were 133 eighth graders who learn to program through game design activity using Scratch and classified as the experimental group and the control group according to the types of learning sequence. The results revealed that a) the comprehension of programming concepts was not affected by type of learning sequence; b) participants possess higher motivation on the sequence of Scratch project following programming learning; c) the effects of participatory programming tools on novice programmer needs to be further investigated to broaden junior high learners' technological fluency.
KW - Computer programming
KW - Game-based learning
KW - Instructional design
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U2 - 10.1109/DIGITEL.2010.47
DO - 10.1109/DIGITEL.2010.47
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77953791568
SN - 9780769539935
T3 - DIGITEL 2010 - The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning
SP - 219
EP - 221
BT - DIGITEL 2010 - The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning
Y2 - 12 April 2010 through 16 April 2010
ER -