GeDAI: A System for Creating Digital Game Programming Challenges to Promote Computational Thinking

• Ângelo Magno de Jesus Federal Institute of Minas Gerais http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7572-1986
• Ismar Frango Silveira Presbyterian Mackenzie University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8029-072X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/cbie_estendido.2024.243572

Abstract

Developing educational activities in which students solve Computational Thinking (CT) programming problems can be challenging, since there can be a considerable cognitive load involved in these processes. In this context, this paper presents an online system whose main innovation is allowing teachers to generate CT challenges, based on mini-games programming, easily calibrating the reasoning component involved in solving these problems. In this sense, students can access the challenges through a graphical interface that provides, through visual elements, partial information for its solution, such as blocks of programming commands and their possible arrangements within the algorithm.

Keywords: Computational Thinking, Game Development, Problem-Based Learning, Cognitive Load

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