Serious games in tertiary education: A case study concerning the comprehension of basic concepts in computer language implementation courses

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 558-570

  Rodríguez Cerezo, Daniel ^a   Sarasa Cabezuelo, Antonio ^a   Gómez Albarrán, Mercedes ^a   Sierra, José Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attribute grammar; Authoring tool; Computer Science education; Learning analytics; Serious game

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTE GRAMMARS; AUTHORING TOOL; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; LEARNING ANALYTICS; SERIOUS GAMES;

COMPUTER GAMES; COMPUTER SCIENCE; CONTEXT SENSITIVE GRAMMARS; CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; SEMANTICS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84892441631     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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