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Assessing game-themed programming assignments for CS1/2 courses

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Rebecca Rosenberg,

Michael Panitz,

Ruth AndersonAuthors Info & Claims

GDCSE '08: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Game development in computer science education

Pages 51 - 55

https://doi.org/10.1145/1463673.1463684

Published: 27 February 2008 Publication History

Abstract

We have designed and implemented game-themed programming assignment modules targeted specifically for adoption in existing introductory programming classes. These assignments are self-contained, so that faculty members with no background in graphics/gaming can selectively pick and choose a subset to combine with their own assignments in existing classes. This paper begins with a survey of previous results, followed by a description of the game-themed assignment modules. The paper then focuses on our efforts in assessing the assignments: including details of the procedures and instruments for evaluating student achievement of learning outcomes and attitudes towards the assignments, as well as the extra effort required of faculty to adopt the assignments in existing clases.

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GDCSE '08: Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Game development in computer science education

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DOI:10.1145/1463673

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