Effectiveness of Program Visualization: A Case Study with the ViLLE Tool
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Executive Summary Program visualization is one of the various methods developed over the years to aid novices with their difficulties in learning to program. It consists of different graphical – often animated – and textual objects, visualizing the execution of programs. The aim of program visualization is to enhance students’ understanding of different areas of program execution. Typical program visualization techniques include code highlighting, visualization of the call stack, and presenting information on variables. Despite the large number of studies performed on program visualization, litt le is known about the effects of such systems on learning.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JITE
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008