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A study of algorithm animations on mobile devices

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Wolfgang Hürst,

Tobias Lauer,

Eveline NoldAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, Volume 39, Issue 1

Pages 160 - 164

https://doi.org/10.1145/1227504.1227368

Published: 07 March 2007 Publication History

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Compared to desktop PCs, mobile devices have several constraints such as restricted screen size and reduced interactivity. Hence, it is not clear if it is helpful to provide educational multimedia material for mobile media players. In this paper, we present a study of algorithm animations on mobile devices, i.e. an Apple iPod with video functionality. The results of our experiment indicate that despite limitations there is an actual learning effect and therefore mobile media players offer a potential to increase learning that deserves further investigation.

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 39, Issue 1

March 2007

581 pages

ISSN:0097-8418

DOI:10.1145/1227504

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SIGCSE '07: Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
March 2007
634 pages
ISBN:1595933611
DOI:10.1145/1227310
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