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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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An Experimental Method for the Active Learning of Greedy Algorithms
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Velazquez-Iturbide, J. Angel – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2013
Greedy algorithms constitute an apparently simple algorithm design technique, but its learning goals are not simple to achieve.We present a didacticmethod aimed at promoting active learning of greedy algorithms. The method is focused on the concept of selection function, and is based on explicit learning goals. It mainly consists of an…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Experimental Teaching, Teaching Methods, Active Learning
A Survey of Successful Evaluations of Program Visualization and Algorithm Animation Systems
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Urquiza-Fuentes, Jaime; Velazquez-Iturbide, J. Angel – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2009
This article reviews successful educational experiences in using program and algorithm visualizations (PAVs). First, we survey a total of 18 PAV systems that were subject to 33 evaluations. We found that half of the systems have only been tested for usability, and those were shallow inspections. The rest were evaluated with respect to their…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Evaluation Criteria, Use Studies, Computer Science Education