Applying an online game-based formative assessment in a flowchart-based intelligent tutoring system for improving problem-solving skills

Computers and Education

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 18-36

  Hooshyar, Danial ^a   Ahmad, Rodina Binti ^a   Yousefi, Moslem ^b   Fathi, Moein ^a   Horng, Shi Jinn ^c   Lim, Heuiseok ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computer programming; Flowchart based environments; Game based learning; Intelligent tutoring system

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER GAMES; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION COMPUTING; FLOWCHARTING; INTERNET; STUDENTS;

EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; GAME-BASED LEARNING; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM; INTELLIGENT TUTORING SYSTEM (ITSS); PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS; PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE; TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 84948151876     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2015.10.013     Document Type: Article

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