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View all- Papastergiou M(2009)Digital Game-Based Learning in high school Computer Science educationComputers & Education10.1016/j.compedu.2008.06.00452:1(1-12)Online publication date: 1-Jan-2009
Game technology as a tool to actively engage K-12 students in the act of learning
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To be actively engaged in the act of learning students must be motivated and self-directed. The role of the teacher is to guide students in this act of learning and help them be motivated (1). In this paper we discuss how Information Technology through game programming can be used effectively to motivate and actively engage middle and high school students in the act of learning computer programming. The context of game technology provides the necessary excitement that students need to be motivated to learn. It also provides an inter-disciplinary platform for the student to understand the connections between concepts from different subjects. This paper describes the design and implementation of a game in Visual basic .net built by a group of at-risk students and presents some observations from this experience.
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