Computational Thinking in Constructionist Video Games

نویسندگان

  • David Weintrop
  • Nathan R. Holbert
  • Michael S. Horn
  • Uri Wilensky
چکیده

1 Computational Thinking in Constructionist Video Games David Weintrop, Learning Sciences and Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Nathan Holbert, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Michael S. Horn, Learning Sciences, Computer Science, and Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA Uri Wilensky, Learning Sciences, Computer Science, Northwestern Institute on Complex Systems, and Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IJGBL

دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016