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The First IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL'07)
Number Jigsaw Puzzle: A Mathematical Puzzle Game for Facilitating Players? Problem-Solving Strategies
Jhongli, Taiwan
March 26-March 28
ISBN: 0-7695-2801-5
Owen W.S. Huang, Graduate Institute of Network Learning Technology, National Central University, Taiwan
Hercy N.H. Cheng, National Central University, Taiwan
Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan
Puzzles can be regarded as problem-solving games, in which players have to solve the obstacle they confront. Solving puzzles helps players to foster logical thinking and to facilitate problem-solving strategies. In this paper, we base on four puzzle games, Magic Square, Jigsaw Puzzle, Sudoku, and Kakuro, and then we design a number puzzle game, called Number Jigsaw Puzzle (NJP). In solving NJP, players could construct their problem-solving strategies according to their previous knowledge. A pilot study was conducted to investigate what strategies the players would use in solving NJP. The result shows that the five different strategies had been found in the pilot study.
Citation:
Owen W.S. Huang, Hercy N.H. Cheng, Tak-Wai Chan, "Number Jigsaw Puzzle: A Mathematical Puzzle Game for Facilitating Players? Problem-Solving Strategies," digitel, pp.130-134, The First IEEE International Workshop on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL'07), 2007
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