Learning Computer Programming Using Game-based Approach: A Design and Development Research

• In Event: D&D - Computational Thinking

Short Description

This presentation will describe the design and development process of a six- weeks long online asynchronous professional-development course for K-12 teachers to learn programming skills using game-based approach. The aim of this developmental research is to evaluate the efficacy of game-based approach in mastering the most complicated subject matter, computer programming. The presentation will also report the findings of the formative evaluation based on instructional designers’ reviews and learners’ feedback in a small group intervention.

Author

• Zahira Merchant, San Francisco State University