PathFinder: A Visualization eMathTeacher for Actively Learning Dijkstra's Algorithm

Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science

Volumn 224, Issue C, 2009, Pages 151-158

  Sanchez Torrubia M G ^a   Torres Blanc, C ^a   Lopez Martinez M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active learning; Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI); Constructive learning; eLearning; eMathTeacher; Interactive Java applications

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; EDUCATION; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TREES (MATHEMATICS); VISUALIZATION;

ACTIVE LEARNING; ALGORITHM VISUALIZATIONS; CONSTRUCTIVE LEARNING; DIJKSTRA; DIJKSTRA'S ALGORITHMS; EMATHTEACHER; INTERACTIVE JAVA APPLICATIONS; NEW CONCEPTS; WEB BASED;

COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 58149187989     PISSN: 15710661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.entcs.2008.12.059     Document Type: Article

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