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Manal Kharbouch; Ambrosio Toval; Francisco Garcia-Sanchez; Alberto Garcia Berna; Jose Luis Fernandez Aleman – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: This article provides evidence on the influence of serious games (SGs) in software engineering (SE) education on students' scores, exam attendance, and chance of passing. It also highlights the impact of teachers' experience with the implementation of SGs as a learning approach on the aforementioned metrics. Background: Although…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Computer Software, Scores, Tests
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Zebel-Al Tareq; Raja Jamilah Raja Yusof – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: A problem-solving approach (PSA) model derived from major computational thinking (CT) concepts. This model can be utilized to formulate solutions for different algorithmic problems and translate them into effective active learning methods. Background: Different teaching approaches for programming are widely available; however, being…
Descriptors: Models, Problem Solving, Computation, Thinking Skills
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Lopez-Fernandez, Daniel; Gordillo, Aldo; Perez, Jennifer; Tovar, Edmundo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2023
Contribution: This article analyzes the learning and motivational impact of teacher-authored educational video games on computer science education and compares its effectiveness in both face-to-face and online (remote) formats. This work presents comparative data and findings obtained from 217 students who played the game in a face-to-face format…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Game Based Learning, Online Courses, In Person Learning
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Lopez-Fernandez, Daniel; Gordillo, Aldo; Alarcon, Pedro P.; Tovar, Edmundo – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: This article provides evidence on the effectiveness of game-based learning (GBL) for computer science education when using educational video games created by teachers using authoring tools. Background: Although teacher-oriented authoring tools for creating educational video games can help overcome the main barriers hampering the use…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Video Games, Computer Science Education
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Fraire, Juan A.; Duran, Juan E. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: In a context where hands-on courses are biased toward specific technologies, a novel creativity-provoking instructional approach for networking undergraduate courses is successfully applied following action research principles and active and creative learning techniques. Background: Extensive engineering-oriented networking courses…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods
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Zhao, Dan; Muntean, Cristina Hava; Chis, Adriana E.; Muntean, Gabriel-Miro – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2021
Contribution: This research study deploys three serious games with various topics in an entry-level C Programming module and investigates students' learning outcomes. The study also explores whether learners belonging to different subgroups benefit more from the use of serious games than their peers. The subgroups are formed based on learner…
Descriptors: Programming, Programming Languages, Teaching Methods, Computer Games