Title :
Computer games as a teaching strategy
Author :
Zavaleta, Jorge ; Costa, Macário ; Gouvêa, Maria T. ; Lima, Cabral
Author_Institution :
Programa de Informatica, Univ. Fed. do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
The computer gaming technology presents itself as an important supporting strategy to new forms of teaching and learning, and can be applied in the various areas of knowledge, particularly in teaching Mathematics. This study will present the results obtained regarding the research about using the computer game NumerAmigos® in the teaching/learning of elementary algebra when transitioning from the arithmetic reasoning to the algebraic reasoning.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; mathematics computing; teaching; Mathematics teaching; NumerAmigos; algebraic reasoning; arithmetic reasoning; computer games; elementary algebra; learning; teaching strategy; Algebra; Collaboration; Computational modeling; Digital arithmetic; Education; Educational technology; Ethics; Information processing; Mathematics; Predictive models;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2338-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2005.88
