Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program

Daisuke Saito; Kazunori Sakamoto; Hironori Washizaki; Yoshiaki Fukazawa; Shuichi Uchiyama; Ramzi Ramzi

doi:10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678619

Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program

Daisuke Saito, Kazunori Sakamoto, Hironori Washizaki, Yoshiaki Fukazawa, Shuichi Uchiyama, Ramzi Ramzi

School of Fundamental Science and Engineering

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Abstract

In this study, we propose a digital game that fosters programming-thinking skills. The ability to learn concepts such as conditional branching, iteration, problem-solving, and event analysis through programming is referred to as programming-thinking skills. These skills can be developed through existing programming learning games. However, there are some issues. Many programming-learning games are like puzzles. They are also games that allow one to program with codes such as 'move forward.' The skills that can be developed in these games are limited. To solve this problem, we proposed a game that can effectively develop programming-thinking skills through reading and programming of programs. In this study, we present the design of our game and the results of our preliminary research, as well as discuss its usefulness in fostering programming-thinking skills.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	871-876
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665436878
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678619
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, TALE 2021 - Wuhan, China Duration: 2021 Dec 5 → 2021 Dec 8

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Name	TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, TALE 2021
Country/Territory	China
City	Wuhan
Period	21/12/5 → 21/12/8

Keywords

game
programming learning
programming learning game

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Engineering (miscellaneous)
Media Technology
Education

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Saito, D., Sakamoto, K., Washizaki, H., Fukazawa, Y., Uchiyama, S., & Ramzi, R. (2021). Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program. In TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings (pp. 871-876). (TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678619

Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program. / Saito, Daisuke; Sakamoto, Kazunori; Washizaki, Hironori et al.
TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 871-876 (TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Saito, D, Sakamoto, K, Washizaki, H , Fukazawa, Y, Uchiyama, S & Ramzi, R 2021, Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program. in TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings. TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 871-876, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, TALE 2021, Wuhan, China, 21/12/5. https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678619

Saito D, Sakamoto K, Washizaki H , Fukazawa Y, Uchiyama S, Ramzi R. Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program. In TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 871-876. (TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/TALE52509.2021.9678619

Saito, Daisuke ; Sakamoto, Kazunori ; Washizaki, Hironori et al. / Development of a Game to Foster Programming Thinking for Learning through Reading Program. TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 871-876 (TALE 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education, Proceedings).

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