This article is a survey of program visualization systems intended for teaching beginners
about the runtime behavior of computer programs. Our focus is on generic systems that are …

Literature review: pedagogy in teaching Page 1 Pedagogy in teaching Computer Science in
schools: A Literature Review Jane Waite Queen Mary University of London and King's …

Educational technology offers several potential benefits for programming education. Still, to
facilitate the technology properly, integration into a course must be carefully designed. In this …

We studied the course-long use of a program visualization tool called ViLLE in high school
in Finland. The study was conducted in three consecutive instances of the first programming …

The transition from one programming language to another is an issue, which usually needs
to be addressed in programming curricula, as the learning is typically started with …

In this paper, we report a study on the differences of using a program visualization tool
collaboratively or independently. We conducted a study, where students were divided …

ViLLE is an exercise-based digital learning platform designed and implemented at
University of Turku. The digital learning path in ViLLE is a pedagogic methodology of …

Utilizing gamification in course holistically requires that all areas of the course can be
quantified, and the progress made transparent to students as well. However, keeping track …

Algorithm visualization tools can potentially be used to help novices to learn the abstract
concepts of algorithms and data structures. Still, the methods of using such tools must be …

Nowadays, it is typical to integrate programming into curriculum in upper secondary school
level. However, there are rarely existing models or materials offered to teachers for teaching …