Fifty years of automata simulation: a review

P Chakraborty, PC Saxena, CP Katti - acm inroads, 2011‏ - dl.acm.org
Automata theory is an important subject in computer science and quite consequently,
simulation of automata for pedagogical purposes is an important topic in computer science …

Generation of problems, answers, grade, and feedback---case study of a fully automated tutor

AN Kumar - Journal on Educational Resources in Computing …, 2005‏ - dl.acm.org
Researchers and educators have been develo** tutors to help students learn by solving
problems. The tutors vary in their ability to generate problems, generate answers, grade …

Automata theory in computing education: A systematic review

JV da Silva, SA da Costa Cavalheiro… - Simpósio Brasileiro de …, 2024‏ - sol.sbc.org.br
This paper presents a systematic literature review investigating approaches to teaching
Automata Theory in Computing Education. Automata Theory, a foundational area of …

jfast: A java finite automata simulator

TM White, TP Way - Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical …, 2006‏ - dl.acm.org
Visualization and interactivity are valuable active learning techniques that can improve
mastery of difficult concepts. In this paper we describe jFAST, an easy-to-use graphical …

Turning automata theory into a hands-on course

SH Rodger, B Bressler, T Finley, S Reading - ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, 2006‏ - dl.acm.org
We present a hands-on approach to problem solving in the formal languages and automata
theory course. Using the tool JFLAP, students can solve a wide range of problems that are …

FSM Builder: A Tool for Writing Autograded Finite Automata Questions

EW Robson, S Ruggerio, J Erickson - … of the 2024 on Innovation and …, 2024‏ - dl.acm.org
Deterministic and nondeterministic finite automata (DFAs and NFAs) are abstract models of
computation commonly taught in introductory computing theory courses. These models have …

A visual and interactive automata theory course emphasizing breadth of automata

RM Verma - Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on …, 2005‏ - dl.acm.org
Teaching Theory of Computation and learning it are both challenging tasks. Moreover,
students are not sufficiently interested/motivated to learn this material since:(i) they believe …

A compiler‐based toolkit to teach and learn finite automata

P Chakraborty, PC Saxena… - Computer Applications in …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper introduces a compiler technology based approach to model and simulate finite
automata for pedagogical purposes. The compiler technology helps to define a language to …

My name: desenvolvimento de um conjunto de mecânicas para abordar o problema da mochila em um jogo educacional

LT Nascimento, F Honda, D Melo, M Pessoa… - Simpósio Brasileiro de …, 2023‏ - sol.sbc.org.br
Pesquisas apontam que os conteúdos de computação são complexos e de difícil
compreensão. Os jogos educacionais podem ser aliados importantes para facilitar a …

Using online tutors for learning-what do students think?

AN Kumar - 34th Annual Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004., 2004‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Educators and researchers in various disciplines are develo** online tutors to help
students learn. Such tutors often promote active learning and problem-based learning. They …