BRIDGING THE LOGICAL GAP: VISUAL SCRIPTING AS A SCAFFOLDING STRATEGY FOR PHYSICS-BASED GAME DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION.
The acquisition of computational thinking and programming proficiency represents a significant bottleneck for novice engineering students. Traditional syntax-heavy languages often impose a steep cognitive load that hinders the understanding of core algorithmic concepts. This study explores the effic...
| Publicado en: | Scientific Culture Vol. 12; no. 2, Part 1; pp. 2716 - 2727 |
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University of the Aegean
2026
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