Improving Problem Solving and Programming Skills through Learning Games of an Inter-competition Type

Abstract

This studyproposes a new learning model for improving problem solving and programming skills. To solve a real world problemusing IT, the problem solving and programming skills are important. In this study, we propose and develop a learning model that can help to improve problem solvingand programming skills, based on computational thinking. The feature of the learning model proposed is to offer learners challenge and interestby presenting the questions into learning games of an inter-competition type after developing the questions that improve the problem solving and programming skills. Also, another feature is to present the questions about algorithm and programming in the various forms and generate the questions dynamically. Especially, by providing an inter-competition game type, due to increase of competitive sense between learners, learners feel relatively less difficulty of problem solving and programming and enable to naturally improve the problem solving and programming skills through competition.