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http://dx.doi.org/10.7583/JKGS.2018.18.3.49

Middle-School Programming Classes Utilizing App Inventor Game Creation and the Analysis of their Educational Outcomes  

Kim, Sungkyung (Comp. Edu. Major, Education Graduate School, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies)
Kim, Sangchul (Comp. Edu. Major, Education Graduate School, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies)
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Journal of Korea Game Society / v.18, no.3, 2018 , pp. 49-60 More about this Journal
Abstract
In many countries, recently computer programming eduction has become mandatory for K-12 students. Generally since programming is difficult for K-12 students to learn, a lot of previous works have been published in which the study motivation and class satisfaction increased when game programming was applied to programming classes. We investigated a research in which we used game programming in the programming classes for middle-school students, and analyzed educational effects. In this paper, we described the specification of the games and our class model that were applied in the research. Also, we analyzed changes made to computation thinking abilities, creative thinking abilities, and perceived support for programming after the programming classes. As a result, it was found that those abilities and the perceived support were increased. Additionally, we applied Havruta learning, a kind of paired learning, in the programming class, and have known that it increased the educational outcome with respect to the traditional method.
Keywords
programming; app inventor; game; educational outcome; middle-school student;
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