This article is a survey of program visualization systems intended for teaching beginners
about the runtime behavior of computer programs. Our focus is on generic systems that are …

Computing education and outreach in the K--12 school sector have shown significant growth
over recent decades, resulting in a large body of literature focused on the teaching and …

Computer science core instruction attempts to provide a detailed understanding of dynamic
processes such as the working of an algorithm or the flow of information between computing …

This article reviews literature on worked examples in the context of programming activities.
We focus on two types of examples, namely, code-tracing and code-generation, because …

Literature review: pedagogy in teaching Page 1 Pedagogy in teaching Computer Science in
schools: A Literature Review Jane Waite Queen Mary University of London and King's …

Previous research shows that many students find it difficult to learn computer programming.
To learn computer programming includes both gaining theoretical understanding and …

Program Visualization (PV) is an educational tool frequently used to assist users for
understanding a program flow. However, despite its clear benefits, PV cannot be …

Data Structure is an important and mandatory course in Computer Science and Information
Technology curricula. The topics of the course require detailed view of the algorithm …

Numerous Program Visualization tools (PVs) have been developed for assisting novice
students to understand their source code further. However, none of them are practical to be …

Based on the fact that the impact of educational tools can only be accurately measured
through student-centered evaluation, this paper proposes a long-term in-class evaluation for …