An application of games-based learning within software engineering

被引:111
作者
Connolly, Thomas M. [1 ]
Stansfield, Mark [1 ]
Hainey, Thomas [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paisley, Sch Comp, Paisley PA1 2BE, Renfrew, Scotland
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D O I
10.1111/j.1467-8535.2007.00706.x
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
For some time now, computer games have played an important role in both children and adults' leisure activities. While there has been much written on the negative aspects of computer games, it has also been recognised that they have potential advantages and benefits. There is no doubt that computer games are highly engaging and incorporate features that are extremely compelling. It is these highly engaging features of computer games that have attracted the interests of educationalists. The use of games-based learning has been growing for many years now; however, within software engineering, there is still a dearth of empirical evidence to support this approach. In this paper, we examine the literature on the use of computer games to teach software engineering concepts and describe a computer game we have been developing to teach these concepts.
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