Supporting the Teaching of Activity Diagrams through an educational game
Abstract
Models are simplifications of the reality that help us to comprehend, analyze and design software. Therefore, it is necessary to support students while they are learning these models. One way to make this process more effective is by using alternative teaching methods, such as educational games. To facilitate the software models learning, we developed and evaluated an educational game called ActGame (Activity Diagram Game) which aims to support the students in the modeling of Activity Diagrams. This paper presents ActGame and a preliminary game evaluation. The results indicate that the game positively influenced motivation, user experience and student learning.
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Wangenheim, C. G. V., e Shull, F. (2009). “To game or not to game?”. In IEEE Software, vol. 26, nº. 2, p. 92–94.
Published
2017-07-02
How to Cite
SILVA, Williamson; STEINMACHER, Igor; CONTE, Tayana.
Supporting the Teaching of Activity Diagrams through an educational game. In: WORKSHOP ON COMPUTING EDUCATION (WEI), 25. , 2017, São Paulo.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2017
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p. 2179-2188.
ISSN 2595-6175.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wei.2017.3533.
