Evaluation of introducing programming to younger school children using a computer game making tool

Proceedings of the European Conference on Games-based Learning

Volumn 2011-January, Issue , 2011, Pages 639-649

  Wilson, Amanda ^a   Connolly, Thomas ^a   Hainey, Thomas ^a   Moffat, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achievement; Children; Evaluation; Game construction; Literature review; Primary education; Programming

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILDREN; EVALUATION; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PRIMARY EDUCATION;

COMPUTER GAMES;

EID: 84897785784     PISSN: 20490992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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