Pedagogically effective effortless algorithm visualization with a PCIL

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Malone, Brandon ^a   Atkison, Travis ^a   Kosa, Martha ^b   Hadlock, Frank ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm visualization; Computer science education; Pedagogical effectiveness; Programming languages

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM IMPLEMENTATION; ALGORITHM VISUALIZATION; COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS; INTERPRETED LANGUAGES; PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; PSEUDO-CODE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; LINGUISTICS; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; QUERY LANGUAGES; TEACHING; VISUALIZATION;

STUDENTS;

EID: 77951442620     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350481     Document Type: Conference Paper

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