Title :
A visualization tool for Data Structures course
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Eng. & Comput. Sci., Abu Dhabi Univ., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSIT.2009.5234389
