Gamification-Based E-Learning Strategies for Computer Programming Education (Advances in Game-Based Learning) - Hardcover

 
9781522510345: Gamification-Based E-Learning Strategies for Computer Programming Education (Advances in Game-Based Learning)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1522510346 ISBN 13: 9781522510345
Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2016

Synopsis

Computer technologies are forever evolving and it is vital that computer science educators find new methods of teaching programming in order to maintain the rapid changes occurring in the field. One of the ways to increase student engagement and retention is by integrating games into the curriculum. Gamification-Based E-Learning Strategies for Computer Programming Education evaluates the different approaches and issues faced in integrating games into computer education settings. Featuring emergent trends on the application of gaming to pedagogical strategies and technological tactics, as well as new methodologies and approaches being utilized in computer programming courses, this book is an essential reference source for practitioners, researchers, computer science teachers, and students pursuing computer science.

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About the Author

Ricardo Alexandre Peixoto de Queiros, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal.

Mário Teixeira Pinto, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal.

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Publisher
Information Science Reference
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1522510346
ISBN 13 
9781522510345
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
296
Editor
Queiros Ricardo Alexandre Peixoto De, Pinto Mário Teixeira