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
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