Vicki E. Bennett
Kyu Han Koh
Alexander Repenning
ABSTRACT
Creativity is an important aspect of industry and education. The lack of creativity in current students has become a concern for educators. Through the process of implementing the Scalable Game Design project to teach computer science through game authoring, fostered/increased creativity occurred in public middle schools. Despite some structural limitations of the US educational system, creativity among the participating students was recognized. This paper describes a unique solution to fostering creativity while teaching game design in the limiting public school environment.
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- CS education re-kindles creativity in public schools
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