AVDS: a free online animation and visualization tool for data structures

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Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study

Description

AVDS is a free online web-based animation and visualization tool developed by Kogan et al. to support undergraduate learning of data structures and algorithms, with usage reports for teaching staff.

Components

• AVDS: a free online animation and visualization tool for data structures: The AVDS tool is a free online animation and visualization tool developed to complement an undergraduate Data Structures course, covering "a classic set of algorithms and data structures commonly studied in the undergraduate data structures course." It provides interactive visualization of algorithm execution, including AVL tree rotations. Source code is available on GitHub, and the tool provides usage reports for teaching staff showing analytics per topic. (Kogan et al. (2024))

Claims

• Perceived ease of use positively influenced perceived usefulness of the AVDS tool only after use [+W]
• AVDS tool use was a significant positive predictor of performance test scores in multiple linear regression [+W]
• Students using the AVDS tool completed the performance test faster than controls [+W]
• The experimental group rated AVDS usability as excellent while the control group rated it as good [+W]
• Students using the AVDS tool scored higher on an AVL-tree performance test than controls [+W]
• Perceived ease of use positively influenced attitudes toward using the AVDS tool [+W]

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Key Sources

• Kogan, G., Chassidim, H., & Rabaev, I. (2024). The efficacy of animation and visualization in teaching data structures: a case study. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10382-w

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