A compulsory yet motivating question/answer game to teach computer fundamentals

Computer Applications in Engineering Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 167-179

  Natvig, Lasse ^a   Sindre, Guttorm ^a   Djupdal, Asbjørn ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Computer engineering; Computer fundamentals; Computer game; Question answer game; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ENGINEERING; COMPUTER GAME; HISTORICAL PERIODS; MULTIPLAYER GAMES; QUESTION/ANSWER GAME; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STORYLINE; STUDENT BEHAVIOR; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; WEB-BASED LEARNING;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; TEACHING;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 67049098751     PISSN: 10613773     EISSN: 10990542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cae.20173     Document Type: Article

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