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Direct linkDenner, Jill; Werner, Linda; Campe, Shannon; Ortiz, Eloy – International Journal of Game-Based Learning, 2014
Despite the growing popularity of teaching children to program games, little is known about the benefits for learning. In this article, the authors propose that game mechanics can be used as a window into how the children are thinking and describe a strategy for using them to analyze students' games. The study involved sixty 10-14 year old…
Descriptors: Programming, Educational Games, Early Adolescents, Coding
Denner, Jill; Werner, Linda; Ortiz, Eloy – Computers & Education, 2012
Computer game programming has been touted as a promising strategy for engaging children in the kinds of thinking that will prepare them to be producers, not just users of technology. But little is known about what they learn when programming a game. In this article, we present a strategy for coding student games, and summarize the results of an…
Descriptors: Females, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Programming
