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Accelerating Student Learning of Technology Terms: "The Crossword Puzzle Exercise"
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Whisenand, Thomas G.; Dunphy, Steven M. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
The authors suggest using an alternative teaching methodology to impart knowledge regarding information systems phraseology and vocabulary. Specifically, a series of crossword puzzles or scrabbles are used to present information system (IS) terminology to students in an introductory business information systems course. The puzzle terms and answers…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Vocabulary Development, Introductory Courses, Educational Games