A visualization tool for Data Structures course

Author

Ali, Jauhar

Author_Institution

Coll. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Abu Dhabi Univ., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

fYear

2009

fDate

8-11 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

212

Lastpage

216

Abstract

Data structures is a core course in almost all computer science programs. Textbooks and courses on data structures these days are programming-languages-based with those based on object-oriented programming (OOP) in dominance. In many cases, they base their pedagogy on software design patterns. However, because of heavy reliance on abstraction, they place greater demands on learners. In this study, we design and implement a visualization tool that makes it easier for students to understand object-oriented data structures.

Keywords

computer science education; data structures; data visualisation; educational courses; object-oriented programming; computer science programs; data structures course; object-oriented data structures; object-oriented programming; programming-languages; software design patterns; visualization tool; Computer science; Data engineering; Data mining; Data structures; Data visualization; Educational institutions; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; Programming profession; Software design; data structures; program understanding; technology in education; visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Science and Information Technology, 2009. ICCSIT 2009. 2nd IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4519-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4520-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCSIT.2009.5234389

Filename

5234389