An eLearning environment designed for integrating eMathTeacher: compliant graph algorithm simulators
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M. Gloria Sánchez-Torrubia, Carmen Torres-Blanc, Sonia Escribano-BlancoAuthors Info & Claims
M. Gloria Sánchez-Torrubia, Carmen Torres-Blanc, Sonia Escribano-BlancoAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 70 - 71
Abstract
According to a study by Zendler and Spannagel [5], the concept of algorithm is one of the most important basic subjects in computer science. It is extremely important, then, for students to get a good grasp of this concept from the very start of their training. Being a highly abstract concept, first-year students do not find algorithms easy to understand and use. In this respect, having a tool that helps and shepherds students through the process of learning this concept can make a huge difference to their training. This demo sets out to present a new environment designed to facilitate graph algorithms comprehension and learning. The contextualization of this contribution and the relations between this environment and other implemented systems are discussed in [2].
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Sánchez--Torrubia, M. G., Torres--Blanc, C. and Cubillo, S. 2010. Design of a Fuzzy Inference system for automatic DFS & BFS algorithm learning assessment. In Proc. 9th Int. FLINS Conf. on Found. and Appl. of Comp. Intell. (Chengdu, China, August 2--4, 2010), 308--313.
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Sánchez--Torrubia, M. G., Torres--Blanc, C. and Escribano-Blanco, S. 2010. GRAPHs: a learning environment for graph algorithm simulation primed for automatic fuzzy assessment. In 10th Koli Calling International Conference on Computer Education Research. (Koli Nat. Park, Oct. 28--31, 2010).
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Sánchez-Torrubia, M. G., Torres-Blanc, C., and Krishnankutty, S. 2008. Mamdani's fuzzy inference eMathTeacher: a tutorial for active learning. W. Trans. on Comp. 7, 5 (May 2008), 363--374.
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Sánchez--Torrubia, M. G., Torres--Blanc, C. and López--Martínez, M. A. 2009. PathFinder: A Visualization eMathTeacher for Actively Learning Dijkstra's algorithm. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science. 224, 1 (January 2009), 151--158.
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Zendler, A. and Spannagel, C. 2008. Empirical Foundation of Central Concepts for Computer Science Education. J. Educ. Resour. Comput. 8, 2 (May. 2008), 1--15.
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