Educational Games for Students with Working Memory Disorder

Working memory disorder is a challenging problem some students are seriously struggling with. Working Memory (WM) was defined in the literature as “a brain system that provides temporary storage and manipulation of the information necessary for . . . complex cognitive tasks” (Baddeley, 1992, p. 556). Hence a learner with WM Disorder will not onlyContinue reading “Educational Games for Students with Working Memory Disorder”

Play Chess and Learn Algorithms

  I am interested in computer science education, and always look for new effective ways in teaching. This time I consider an adaptation of a game to teach one aspect of computing: algorithms. The Goal of the Game: To understand and practice Algorithms. Which is one of (if not the) first concepts to teach in computer science.Continue reading “Play Chess and Learn Algorithms”