Coding training practice with gamification methods for elementary school students

The aim of this research is to teach coding education to children at an early age by gemification, to increase students' interest in coding, and to make logic and structure easier and more enjoyable. In addition to the research to be conducted for this purpose, an application that provides coding education to students by gamification method has been developed. Before the implementation process, the schools and classes were determined. The study group of the study consists of 106 students, all of whom are 6th grade students, studying at Sancaktepe / İstanbul Abdurrahmangazi Imam Hatip Secondary School and Zeytinburnu / İSTANBUL Toki Seyit Nizam Şehit Semih Balaban Imam Hatip Secondary School. The research method is experimental. The scale, which was determined according to the experimental research model, was applied to the study group as pre-test before application and post-test after application. The data revealed that after the application, the use of coding and computer helped gamification positively and affected the attitudes of the students.