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In this research, a programming learning support system incorporating game-based learning is proposed. The aim of the game-based learning approach is to stimulate and sustain the motivation of the learner during programming training. In the developed system, a puzzle-solving interface to programming training and a competitive scoring system was implemented to incorporate game-based learning. The proposed system was applied to an actual college programming course to verify the effectiveness of the proposed system. Finally, future works based on the results are discussed.
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This research was supported by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C) (21500953, 24501207).
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Nunohiro, E., Matsushita, K., Mackin, K.J. et al. Development of game-based learning features in programming learning support system. Artif Life Robotics 17, 373–377 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-012-0073-x
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