The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms

Kristin Carlson, Rick Valentin

Source Title: Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms

ISBN13: 9781799802426|ISBN10: 1799802426|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799802433|EISBN13: 9781799802440

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-0242-6.ch005

MLA

Carlson, Kristin, and Rick Valentin. "The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms." Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms, edited by Lydia Kyei-Blankson, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 88-113. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0242-6.ch005

APA

Carlson, K. & Valentin, R. (2020). The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms. In L. Kyei-Blankson, E. Ntuli, & M. Nur-Awaleh (Eds.), Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms (pp. 88-113). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0242-6.ch005

Chicago

Carlson, Kristin, and Rick Valentin. "The Gamification of Code: Programming Through Play in Blended Classrooms." In Emerging Techniques and Applications for Blended Learning in K-20 Classrooms, edited by Lydia Kyei-Blankson, Esther Ntuli, and Mohamed A. Nur-Awaleh, 88-113. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0242-6.ch005

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Abstract

Teaching an introductory web design course is already a blended environment. Students meet face-to-face, yet have access to a myriad of online resources, YouTube videos, blogs, and forums to support their learning. However, the challenges of learning to understand code can inhibit students and diminish their motivation to look for resources. The authors have attempted to address this issue by focusing on the use and design of games for learning to code, as well as providing video lecture material in combination with the traditional face-to-face learning environment. By using games and gamification in the course design, the authors have found that students are able not only to bridge their knowledge between modalities more smoothly, but that they understand that there are multiple ways to solve a problem and feel empowered to search for solutions in innovative ways.