The results indicate that TGTS with game mechanics significantly enhanced algorithmic thinking skills and puzzle-solving performance.
An online puzzle-based game learning system, TGTS Turtle Graphics Tutorial Systemm), was developed to help students learn algorithmic thinking skills by allowing them to solve puzzles.
This study can be a reference for designing learning activities and developing an online puzzle-based game learning system to promote students' learning of algorithmic thinking skills.
Furthermore, although TGTS with game mechanics plus the student-generated questions strategy is less effective than TGTS with only game mechanics in puzzle solving, it is in fact more effective in enhancing the algorithmic thinking skills.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of using game mechanics and a student-generated questions strategy to promote algorithmic thinking skills in an online puzzle-based game learning system.
Computer programming is considered an important competence for the development of higher-order thinking in addition to algorithmic problem solving skills.
Algorithmic thinking is a core skill for constructing algorithms to solve problems and for understanding computer science.
At launch, Tynker's iPad app includes more than 130 puzzles, which aim to help kids understand how to recognize patterns, develop algorithmic thinking and computer drawing skills, debug programs and how to break down a problem into smaller, sequential steps.
What we say: All primary-school children should now be learning computer programming skills (or at least "algorithmic thinking") as part of the curriculum.
