Software visualization and measurement in software engineering education: an experience report

Author

Cross, James H., II ; Hendrix, T. Dean ; Mathias, Karl S. ; Barowski, Larry A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

10-13 Nov. 1999

Abstract

By supporting well-defined cognitive processes employed during a comprehension task, graphical representations of software could have a beneficial effect on comprehension efficiency and effectiveness. Documented empirical evidence of measurable benefits of software visualization is, however, limited in scope and often contradictory. The GRASP research project is currently evaluating the effects of software visualizations in both software engineering education as well as in software production environments. This paper describes the experimental framework and design used for evaluation in an academic setting.

Keywords

computer science education; data visualisation; software engineering; teaching; GRASP research project; cognitive processes; comprehension effectiveness; comprehension efficiency; graphical representation; software engineering education; software measurement; software production environments; software visualization; Computer science; Computer science education; Educational products; Production; Programming profession; Software debugging; Software engineering; Software measurement; Software tools; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual

Conference_Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5643-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1999.841563

Filename

841563