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Java class visualization for teaching object-oriented concepts

Year: 1998

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Visualization is a useful tool in many areas of computer science education. This paper describes the use of visualization in the introduction of object-oriented concepts. A Java application has been developed that allows the user to interact with a visualization of any Java class through the instantiation of objects, the movement of those objects around the class environment, and the activation of class methods. The user may also move conveniently between classes in this visualization.This Object Visualizer is useful for classroom demonstration, individual student use in the laboratory, and class debugging and testing.

Source: ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE)

DOI: 10.1145/273133.273161

Authors: Herbert L. Dershem, James Vanderhyde

Institution: Hope College

Language: English

Topic: Teaching and Learning Programming

Subfield: Computer Science Applications

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Science Foundation