Computer games as a tool for development of algorithmic thinking

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.01.30" target="_blank" >https://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.01.30</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2019.01.30" target="_blank" >10.15405/epsbs.2019.01.30</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Computer games as a tool for development of algorithmic thinking

Original language description

The purpose of the study is to identify whether a playing computer games that have their own rules and winning strategy develop algorithmic thinking of players. We have searched for answers to questions whether a computer game user can express game rules as an algorithm, whether playing didactic computer games can develop the algorithmic thinking of a player, or whether computer games and their playing is motivational enough for students to learn programming so they could create their own computer games. We were also interested in whether students can use their knowledge from playing computer games in creating their own. We were concerned about their implementation of increasing difficulty, evaluating player’s performance or archiving results for example. We were also interested in whether they dealt with possibility to pause the game, resuming its state and continuing playing the game, option to change the number of players or whether the application contains playing or even winning strategy etc. Experiment was carried out among students of selected teacher training faculties in Slovakia. We examined whether students in solving game situations using algorithms to developing a winning strategy. Based on results of the study we have implemented project-based and problem-based education into programming classes for future teachers of computer science with goal set to gamification of education, so teaching programming would be fun and learning could become a game. Student’s projects will be oriented to creating didactic game in case of which not only game rules and evaluating the player’s performance, but also even winning strategy can be expressed by an algorithm. So, we teach programming parallel with creating steps sequence of problem solution – by algorithmizing the solution.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

The European Proceedings of Social &amp; Behavioural Sciences EpSBS

ISBN

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ISSN

2357-1330

e-ISSN

2357-1330

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

320-331

Publisher name

Future Academy

Place of publication

London

Event location

Athens

Event date

Oct 2, 2018

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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