TY - GEN
T1 - Rule-based systems made easy with battleship games
T2 - 2013 2nd IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
AU - Srisuphab, Ananta
AU - Silapachote, Piyanuch
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Departing from imperative programming and involving intense logical analysis, delivering rule-based systems knowledge to novice undergraduates poses quite a challenge. We implemented an activity-based teaching method combined with a cooperative learning model, employing battleship games. Their embedded rule-based nature was realized and reinforced in two stages. A puzzle captured attention, challenged, and encouraged analytical thinking. A combat tournament competitively engaged and fully energized the classroom. Students responded positively, enjoying the experience, liking activities, valuing interdependent group discussions and teamwork. They appreciated the easy to understand presentation of concepts, favored the real-world applications connection, and advocated tangible visualization and physical perception.
AB - Departing from imperative programming and involving intense logical analysis, delivering rule-based systems knowledge to novice undergraduates poses quite a challenge. We implemented an activity-based teaching method combined with a cooperative learning model, employing battleship games. Their embedded rule-based nature was realized and reinforced in two stages. A puzzle captured attention, challenged, and encouraged analytical thinking. A combat tournament competitively engaged and fully energized the classroom. Students responded positively, enjoying the experience, liking activities, valuing interdependent group discussions and teamwork. They appreciated the easy to understand presentation of concepts, favored the real-world applications connection, and advocated tangible visualization and physical perception.
KW - activity-based learning
KW - battleship games
KW - competitive learning environment
KW - cooperative learning
KW - rule-based systems
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84892643632
U2 - 10.1109/TALE.2013.6654500
DO - 10.1109/TALE.2013.6654500
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84892643632
SN - 9781467363556
T3 - Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
SP - 560
EP - 564
BT - Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2013
Y2 - 26 August 2013 through 29 August 2013
ER -