A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education

Blocks-based environments have been used to promote computational thinking (CT) and programming learning mostly in elementary and middle schools. In many countries, like Brazil and Portugal, isolated initiatives have been launched to promote CT learning, but until now there is no evidence of a wides...

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Autores principales:	Adilson Vahldick, Paulo Roberto Farah, Maria José Marcelino, António José Mendes
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2020
Materias:	Computer programming learning Blocks-based approach Serious games Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a0220beb1c8c412d9460bb36bf79fb6e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a0220beb1c8c412d9460bb36bf79fb6e2021-12-01T05:03:33ZA blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education2451-958810.1016/j.chbr.2020.100037https://doaj.org/article/a0220beb1c8c412d9460bb36bf79fb6e2020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958820300373https://doaj.org/toc/2451-9588Blocks-based environments have been used to promote computational thinking (CT) and programming learning mostly in elementary and middle schools. In many countries, like Brazil and Portugal, isolated initiatives have been launched to promote CT learning, but until now there is no evidence of a widespread use of this type of environments. Consequently, it is not common that students that reach higher education nowadays are familiar with CT and programming. This paper presents the development of a serious game to support the learning of basic computer programming. It is a blocks-based environment including also resources that allow the teacher to follow the student’s progress and customize in-game tasks. Four cycles of experiments were conducted, improving both the game and how it was used. Based on the results of these experiences, the key contribution of this paper is a set of fourteen findings and recommendations to the creation and use of a game-based approach to support introductory computer programming learning for novices.Adilson VahldickPaulo Roberto FarahMaria José MarcelinoAntónio José MendesElsevierarticleComputer programming learningBlocks-based approachSerious gamesElectronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95PsychologyBF1-990ENComputers in Human Behavior Reports, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 100037- (2020)
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spellingShingle	Computer programming learning Blocks-based approach Serious games Electronic computers. Computer science QA75.5-76.95 Psychology BF1-990 Adilson Vahldick Paulo Roberto Farah Maria José Marcelino António José Mendes A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education
description	Blocks-based environments have been used to promote computational thinking (CT) and programming learning mostly in elementary and middle schools. In many countries, like Brazil and Portugal, isolated initiatives have been launched to promote CT learning, but until now there is no evidence of a widespread use of this type of environments. Consequently, it is not common that students that reach higher education nowadays are familiar with CT and programming. This paper presents the development of a serious game to support the learning of basic computer programming. It is a blocks-based environment including also resources that allow the teacher to follow the student’s progress and customize in-game tasks. Four cycles of experiments were conducted, improving both the game and how it was used. Based on the results of these experiences, the key contribution of this paper is a set of fourteen findings and recommendations to the creation and use of a game-based approach to support introductory computer programming learning for novices.
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title	A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education
title_short	A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education
title_full	A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education
title_fullStr	A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education
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url	https://doaj.org/article/a0220beb1c8c412d9460bb36bf79fb6e
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A blocks-based serious game to support introductory computer programming in undergraduate education

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