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From hiscore to high marks: Empirical study of teaching programming through gamification (2015)
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Fotaris, P., Mastoras, T., Leinfellner, R., & Yasmine, R. (2015, October). From hiscore to high marks: Empirical study of teaching programming through gamification. Paper presented at 9th European Conference on Games Based Learning ECGBL 2015, Steinkjer, Norway

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