infojournalИнформатика и образованиеInformatics and education0234-04532658-7769Publishing House Education and Informatics10.32517/0234-0453-2024-39-2-48-58infojournal-1081Research ArticleПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ОПЫТPEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCEИспользование игрового чат-бота для развития навыков алгоритмического и логического мышленияUsing the gaming chatbot to develop algorithmic and logical thinking skillshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-7645ВарнавскийА. Н.VarnavskyA. N.

Варнавский Александр Николаевич, канд. тех. наук, доцент, доцент департамента компьютерной инженерии, Московский институт электроники и математики им. А. Н. Тихонова

Москва

Alexander N. Varnavsky, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering), Docent, Associate Professor at the School of Computer Engineering, HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics

Moscow

avarnavsky@hse.ruНациональный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»РоссияNational Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussian Federation2024210620243924858Copyright © Варнавский А.Н., 20242024Варнавский А.Н.Varnavsky A.N.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://info.infojournal.ru/jour/article/view/1081

Использование специальных компьютерных игр на занятиях повышает вовлеченность обучающихся в образовательный процесс, поддерживает их интерес к получению знаний и навыков, в том числе при обучении программированию. Вследствие логического и рационального характера решения задач по программированию для обучения компьютерным наукам хорошо подходят логические игры и игры-головоломки, которые развивают когнитивные способности, логическое и алгоритмическое мышление. С учетом популярности игры-головоломки Wordle, а также того факта, что словесные игры очень эффективны для развития когнитивных способностей, был разработан игровой чат-бот с заданиями-головоломками, организованный по принципам Wordle, для изучения компьютерных наук и программирования. Целью статьи является исследование влияния разработанного игрового чат-бота на алгоритмическое и логическое мышление студентов.

В исследовании приняли участие студенты 3-го курса бакалавриата направления подготовки «Информационные системы и технологии» факультета информационных технологий Московского политехнического университета. Студенты использовали игрового чат-бота вне аудитории в течение десяти дней, а также заполняли анкеты до и после использования. Анализ опросов студентов показал положительное влияние данного чат-бота на активизацию памяти, внимания и в особенности логического мышления обучающихся, а также на оценку восприятия студентами сложности программирования, собственных знаний о языках программирования и навыков логического мышления.

Полученные результаты расширяют современные представления относительно применения игровых чат-ботов и заданий-головоломок при обучении компьютерным наукам и программированию. Представленный чат-бот повышает интерес обучающихся к занятиям, вовлеченность в процесс обучения, а также обеспечивает развитие их когнитивных способностей.

Сделанные в статье выводы могут иметь практический интерес для преподавателей информатики и программирования, вносят вклад в развитие построения игровых чат-ботов, а также использования словесных головоломок для обучения компьютерным наукам.

The use of special computer games in classes increases student engagement and maintains their interest in learning, including learning computer science. Due to the logical and rational nature of solving programming problems, logic games and puzzle games that develop cognitive abilities, logical and algorithmic thinking are well suited for teaching computer science. Considering the popularity of Wordle puzzle game and the fact that word games are very effective for developing cognitive abilities, a gaming chatbot with puzzle tasks organized according to Wordle principles was developed for learning computer science and programming. The aim of the article is to investigate the effect of the developed gaming chatbot on students’ algorithmic and logical thinking.

The study involved 3rd year undergraduate students of the educational program “Information Systems and Technologies”, Faculty of Information Technologies, Moscow Polytechnic University. The students used the gaming chatbot outside of class for 10 days and completed surveys before and after use. The analysis of the students’ surveys showed the impact of this gaming chatbot on the activation of memory, attention and to a greater extent logical thinking of the students, as well as on assessing students’ perception of the complexity of programming, their own knowledge of programming languages and logical thinking skills.

The results of the study expand current ideas regarding the use of gaming chatbots and Wordle-type puzzle tasks in teaching computer science and programming. The presented gaming chatbot will help to increase students’ interest in classes, students’ involvement in the learning process, and ensure the development of their cognitive abilities.

The conclusions of the article may be of practical interest to informatics and programming teachers. They contribute to the development of the direction of building gaming chatbots, as well as the use of word puzzles for teaching computer science.

 

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