Using game mechanics to measure what students learn

7th European Conference on Games Based Learning, ECGBL 2013

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 123-129

  Denner, Jill ^a   Werner, Linda ^b   Campe, Shannon ^a   Ortiz, Eloy ^a  

^a Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

^b University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Children; Complex problem solving; Creating games; Game mechanics

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT; CHILDREN; COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING; CREATING GAMES; DESIGNING SYSTEMS; GAME PROGRAMMING; NOVICE PROGRAMMER; PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; STUDENTS;

MECHANICS;

EID: 84893636793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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