Problem solving through digital game design: A quantitative content analysis

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Highlights：

• Game design promotes problem-solving skills in special needs young people.

• Ill-structured problem solving is supported by free design more than directed design.

• Free design promotes representation, planning and evaluating characteristics for problem solving.

• Directed design promotes executing characteristics for problem solving.

摘要

•Game design promotes problem-solving skills in special needs young people.•Ill-structured problem solving is supported by free design more than directed design.•Free design promotes representation, planning and evaluating characteristics for problem solving.•Directed design promotes executing characteristics for problem solving.

论文关键词：Special needs education,Digital game design,Problem solving,Quantitative content analysis

论文评审过程：Received 14 December 2016, Revised 7 March 2017, Accepted 8 March 2017, Available online 9 March 2017, Version of Record 17 March 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.024