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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2025.6
Enhancing Creative Thinking Through Gamification in LMS Environments

Authors: Maria João Varanda Pereira, Luís M. Alves, Adina Cocu, Sandra M. Dingli, Montse Meneses, and Ramon Vilanova

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 133, 6th International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2025)

Abstract
Gamification in educational context involves applying game design elements and principles to enhance the learning experience. By incorporating the motivational features of games, it aims to engage students and support educational goals. The work presented in this article is part of ThinkGame Erasmus+ project. The project’s goal is to encourage the use of Learning Management System (LMS) tools, such as lessons, wikis, and online tests to create gamified experiences in programming classes. These innovative strategies are intended to boost student motivation and creativity by incorporating compelling narratives, adaptable challenges, collaborative tasks, and continuous feedback. Another important challenge addressed in the project was fostering creativity among teachers, encouraging them to transform conventional, non-gamified resources into engaging and thought-provoking activities for students. A case study composed of ten gamified experiences was developed at Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, one of the project partners, during one semester in Imperative Programming subject.
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Maria João Varanda Pereira, Luís M. Alves, Adina Cocu, Sandra M. Dingli, Montse Meneses, and Ramon Vilanova. Enhancing Creative Thinking Through Gamification in LMS Environments. In 6th International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 133, pp. 6:1-6:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{pereira_et_al:OASIcs.ICPEC.2025.6,
  author =	{Pereira, Maria Jo\~{a}o Varanda and Alves, Lu{\'\i}s M. and Cocu, Adina and Dingli, Sandra M. and Meneses, Montse and Vilanova, Ramon},
  title =	{{Enhancing Creative Thinking Through Gamification in LMS Environments}},
  booktitle =	{6th International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2025)},
  pages =	{6:1--6:17},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-393-5},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{133},
  editor =	{Queir\'{o}s, Ricardo and Pinto, M\'{a}rio and Portela, Filipe and Sim\~{o}es, Alberto},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2025.6},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240369},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2025.6},
  annote =	{Keywords: Creative Thinking, Gamification, LMS, Teaching Programming}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2021.8
Active Methodologies in Incoming Programming Classes (Short Paper)

Authors: João Paulo Aires, Simone Bello Kaminski Aires, Maria João Varanda Pereira, and Luís M. Alves

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 91, Second International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2021)

Abstract
Innovative approaches in teaching programming have been required to improve the success of incoming programming students. This work presents the initial results of a teaching strategy implemented in the Algorithms subject of a Computer Science course. Ninety-five students, enrolled in this subject during the first semester of the course, participated in the research. The reported activity is related with active methodologies of teaching and Problem-Based Learning, being developed on the first day of class in groups of up to five students. The activity was based in two actions: 1) answering a questionnaire associating computing elements to daily life routines; and, 2) even without programming concepts knowledge, develop a smartphone application. Each group received a questionnaire containing 19 questions, divided into four blocks. What can be perceived with the accomplishment of this work, was the enthusiasm, motivation and engagement of the students who, even being unknown from each other, organized themselves in the groups and researched the necessary strategies to complete the challenge. The teacher acted as an advisor in the teaching process, conducting the experiment in order to lead students to find the solution.
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João Paulo Aires, Simone Bello Kaminski Aires, Maria João Varanda Pereira, and Luís M. Alves. Active Methodologies in Incoming Programming Classes (Short Paper). In Second International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2021). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 91, pp. 8:1-8:9, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)

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@InProceedings{aires_et_al:OASIcs.ICPEC.2021.8,
  author =	{Aires, Jo\~{a}o Paulo and Aires, Simone Bello Kaminski and Pereira, Maria Jo\~{a}o Varanda and Alves, Lu{\'\i}s M.},
  title =	{{Active Methodologies in Incoming Programming Classes}},
  booktitle =	{Second International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2021)},
  pages =	{8:1--8:9},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-194-8},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{91},
  editor =	{Henriques, Pedro Rangel and Portela, Filipe and Queir\'{o}s, Ricardo and Sim\~{o}es, Alberto},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2021.8},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-142241},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2021.8},
  annote =	{Keywords: Teaching Programming, Active Methodologies, Learning Innovation}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2020.1
EasyCoding - Methodology to Support Programming Learning

Authors: Marcela Viana P. Almeida, Luís M. Alves, Maria João Varanda Pereira, and Glívia Angélica R. Barbosa

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 81, First International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2020)

Abstract
Knowing that the programming curricular units in the first year of engineering courses have a high failure rate and, assuming that this failure is due, in large part, to the lack of motivation and the lack of autonomy of the student to program in context outside the classroom, a methodology based on activity guides using attractive web platforms is proposed. The proposed methodology aims to facilitate both the planning of activities by the teachers and the autonomy and motivation by students. In order to receive a first feedback about this work, the methodology is being used by programming professors from Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, but in the near future it will be also evaluated by professors from the Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais and from the Federal Technological University of Paraná, both from Brazil. Following this work, a system is being developed that allows the automatic construction of guides based on exercises available from the web and systems that facilitate the collection of solutions and analysis of results.
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Marcela Viana P. Almeida, Luís M. Alves, Maria João Varanda Pereira, and Glívia Angélica R. Barbosa. EasyCoding - Methodology to Support Programming Learning. In First International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2020). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 81, pp. 1:1-1:8, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)

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@InProceedings{almeida_et_al:OASIcs.ICPEC.2020.1,
  author =	{Almeida, Marcela Viana P. and Alves, Lu{\'\i}s M. and Pereira, Maria Jo\~{a}o Varanda and Barbosa, Gl{\'\i}via Ang\'{e}lica R.},
  title =	{{EasyCoding - Methodology to Support Programming Learning}},
  booktitle =	{First International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2020)},
  pages =	{1:1--1:8},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-153-5},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2020},
  volume =	{81},
  editor =	{Queir\'{o}s, Ricardo and Portela, Filipe and Pinto, M\'{a}rio and Sim\~{o}es, Alberto},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2020.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-122887},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2020.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: learning programming, teaching programming, automatic activity guides, programming motivation}
}
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