How undergraduate students' learning strategy and culture effects algorithm animation use and interpretation

Hübscher-Younger, Teresa; Narayanan, N. Hari

doi:10.1109/icalt.2001.943871

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“…This suggests that students need to work together as well as alone. Indeed, in earlier studies we found that computer science undergraduate students already form a community of practice in which learners tend to study collaboratively, discussing and constructing a shared understanding of topics covered by their instructor [Hübscher-Younger & Narayanan, 2001;. Unfortunately, we also found that authority assigned to certain explanatory visualizations (typically those provided by the instructor) led students to ignore alternative explanations and fail to understand the limitations of such visualizations [Hübscher-Younger & Narayanan, 2002].…”

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confidence: 78%

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Hübscher-Younger

Narayanan

2003

Proceedings of the 2003 ACM Symposium on Software Visualization

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Algorithm visualization research for computer science education has primarily focused on expert-created visualizations. However, constructionist and situated theories of learning suggest that students should develop and share their own diverse understandings of a concept for deep learning. This paper presents a novel approach to algorithm learning by visualization construction, sharing, and evaluation. Three empirical studies in which students engaged in these activities are discussed. The resulting learning benefits are quantified, and student visualizations are characterized in multiple ways. Then another study that investigated how specific characteristics of such visualizations influence learning is described. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of having students create algorithm visualizations, identifies characteristics of student-created algorithm visualizations and illuminates the learning benefits derived from these characteristics.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Dancing hamsters and marble statues

Hübscher-Younger

Narayanan

2003

Proceedings of the 2003 ACM Symposium on Software Visualization

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“…The concept of animating algorithms for instructional purposes is not new. Unsurprisingly, it has found widespread use in the computer science field [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] and more recently in some areas within engineering. [8][9][10] A number of authoring packages have been developed over a number of years, and these are documented in the literature.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…11,12 Those often cited in the computer science literature are probably to be expected: sorting algorithms and their variants, processing lists and tree structures, and the like. 1,[3][4][5][6] Animation languages have even been classified in terms of functionality and historical development. 11,12 The use of algorithm animation in electrical engineering in general, 9 and DSP in particular, 14,15 appears to be quite limited.…”

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confidence: 99%

Animating Algorithms as a DSP Teaching Tool

Leis

2012

International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education

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This paper introduces the notion of ‘animation’ of digital signal processing algorithms and related concepts. The purpose of the paper is threefold: (i) to introduce the idea of animation of algorithms as an adjunct to teaching DSP; (ii) to discuss some possible approaches to developing such animations, and motivate possible scenarios where algorithm animation would be of benefit in explaining abstract DSP principles; and (iii) to provide details on a method which successfully demonstrates the algorithm animations using a web browser without the need for user-installed software or browser plug-ins.

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“…One study showed that performance of intubation was improved by providing trainees with critical static and dynamic visual cues (Levitan et al, 2001), cues which may be difficult to articulate in text or simple linedrawn graphics. However, the use of multimedia may also detract from learning in some instances (Hubscher-Younger & Narayanan, 2003;Hundhausen, Douglas & Stasko, 2002;Narayanan & Hegarty, 2002). Media develop-ment guidelines in the technical-writing domain have suggested that the use of multimedia can be a distraction from a learning task, and that static images or plain text can often be more effective (Horton, 1994;Reiber, 1990).…”

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Just-in-time Training for Medical Emergencies: Computer versus Paper Checklists for a Tracheal Intubation Task

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Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Responding to medical emergencies quickly and effectively is essential. In remote or hostile environments, fully trained medical personnel are not always available, so clear and effective guidance is required. This paper reports a comparison of paper-based and computer-based checklists for just-in-time training for medical emergencies. In a between-subjects experiment, untrained participants carried out an emergency airway management task on a patient simulator either using a paper-based checklist with text and still images or using a computer-based checklist that included identical text plus video clips. Participants using the computer-based checklist performed significantly faster and more proficiently than those using the paper checklist. Subjective usability and preference measures were also superior for computer checklist. The results suggest the clear superiority of the computer-based checklist for untrained responders. We discuss which aspects of the computer-based checklist may contribute to its superiority.

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How undergraduate students' learning strategy and culture effects algorithm animation use and interpretation

Cited by 5 publications

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Dancing hamsters and marble statues

Dancing hamsters and marble statues

Animating Algorithms as a DSP Teaching Tool

Just-in-time Training for Medical Emergencies: Computer versus Paper Checklists for a Tracheal Intubation Task

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