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Using Gamification Technique to Increase Capacity in the Resolution of Problems During the Process Teaching and Learning Programming

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Mobile Technologies and Applications for the Internet of Things (IMCL 2018)

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This research paper presents the results of an experience implemented in the Academic Department of Computational Systems (DASC, by its initials in Spanish) of the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (UABCS, by its initials in Spanish) is presented, where a gamification technique was implemented in the classroom, in an introductory course of programming, as support to increase the capacity in the resolution from problems. An activity created with gamification principles was designed for development of the problem-solving competence. The technique was implemented with a group of 14 students from the second semester of Software Development Engineering (IDS, by its initials in Spanish).

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  1. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, B.C.S, Mexico

    Mónica Adriana Carreño-León & Jesús Andrés Sandoval-Bringas

  2. Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

    Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Álvarez

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Carreño-León, M.A., Rodríguez-Álvarez, F.J., Sandoval-Bringas, J.A. (2019). Using Gamification Technique to Increase Capacity in the Resolution of Problems During the Process Teaching and Learning Programming. In: Auer, M., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) Mobile Technologies and Applications for the Internet of Things. IMCL 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 909. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11434-3_23

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