On the effectiveness of visualizations in a theory of computing course

Authors:
Rudolf Fleischer;Gerhard Trippen
Affiliations:
Fudan University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Information Processing, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai, China;The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2005 joint Chinese-German conference on Cognitive systems
Year:
2005

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Abstract

We report on two tests we performed in Hong Kong and Shanghai to verify the hypothesis that one can learn better when being given access to visualizations beyond the standard verbal explanations in a classroom. The outcome of the first test at HKUST was inconclusive, while the second test at Fudan University showed a clear advantage for those students who had access to visualizations.