RAPUNSEL: Improving self-efficacy and self-esteem with an educational computer game

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computers in Education, ICCE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 682-689

  Plass, Jan L ^a   Goldman, Ricki ^a   Flanagan, Mary ^b   Perlin, Ken ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational Games; Gender Issues; Programming; Self Efficacy; Self Esteem

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAME; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SKILLS; COMPUTER SELF-EFFICACY; DESIGN AND TESTS; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER GAME; EDUCATIONAL GAME; GAME DESIGNERS; GENDER ISSUES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-ESTEEM; UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS; WEB-BASED SOFTWARES;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; SOFTWARE TESTING; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 84857073778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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