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Proceedings of the thirty-first SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Software design---cognitive aspects
Software design---cognitive aspects
A testbed for pedagogical requirements in algorithm visualizations
Proceedings of the 7th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
The Jeliot 2000 program animation system
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Exploring the role of visualization and engagement in computer science education
Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Using Visualizations to Learn Algorithms: Should Students Construct Their Own, or View an Expert's?
VL '00 Proceedings of the 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Visual Languages (VL'00)
Evaluating the educational impact of visualization
Working group reports from ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Computer Science Education Research
Computer Science Education Research
Visualizing roles of variables in program animation
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A study of the difficulties of novice programmers
ITiCSE '05 Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Algorithm visualization: a report on the state of the field
Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
We work so hard and they don't use it: acceptance of software tools by teachers
Proceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Targeting program visualizations
Proceedings of the 12th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Effectiveness of integrating program visualizations to a programming course
Koli Calling '07 Proceedings of the Seventh Baltic Sea Conference on Computing Education Research - Volume 88
Behind the curtain: students' use of VIP after class
Proceedings of the Sixth international workshop on Computing education research
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The range of available visualization tools for programming education is impressive but the research on them is biased mainly on testing the pedagogical effectiveness of the visualization tools. Most of the studies apply empirical techniques in controlled experimentation situations. The results on the field are summarized to be "markedly mixed". As learning, in constructivist point of view, is seen as a process affected by the individual also the use of visualizations in learning programming depends on the learner. Instead of only studying whether visualizations in general are effective for learning, we should also study in which conditions visualizations are effective for certain kinds of learners. Controlled experimentation is also critizised as a method of studying learning since it creates artificial learning situations that do not reveal the real needs of the learner. This article presents a literature review on the work carried out in the field of visualizations and analyzes the situation. On the basis of related work, we propose research questions for future work and discussion about research settings and methodology for achieving useful results for developing the field of visualizations further. The aim is that with this ground work we could better utilize the earlier work: visualization tools that have already been developed and the research results related to these tools.