Date of Award

6-2023

Document Type

Union College Only

Department

Computer Science

First Advisor

Aaron Cass

Language

English

Keywords

Algorithm Visualization, AV, Visualization, features

Abstract

Data structures and algorithms are vital topics in every undergraduate computer science curriculum. Visualizing algorithm is a popular way that helps improve students' understanding of the material. I am exploring which features good Algorithm Visualizations (VAs) should have. I have developed my own VAs to visualize merge sort this Fall of 2022. For this winter term, I will run an experiment to test the effectiveness of different features. I will recruit students, and let them explore a version of my visualizer that have different features. Afterward, the students will take a quiz to test their understanding of merge sort.

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