• DocumentCode
    2008145
  • 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
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    5-8 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    257
  • Lastpage
    259
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies, 2005. ICALT 2005. Fifth IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2338-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2005.88
  • Filename
    1508668