A Browser-based Program Execution Visualizer for Learning Interactive Programming in Python

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dc.contributor.advisorWarren, Joeen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRixner, Scotten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberJermaine, Christopheren_US
dc.creatorTang, Leien_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-27T17:33:40Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-01-27T17:33:40Zen_US
dc.date.created2015-05en_US
dc.date.issued2015-04-23en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en_US
dc.date.updated2016-01-27T17:33:40Zen_US
dc.description.abstractGood educational programming tools help students practice programming skills and build better understanding of basic concepts and logic. As Rice University started offering free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) on the internet, we developed a web-based programming environment to teach introductory programming course in Python. The course is now one of the top-rated MOOC courses, which is believed largely due to the successful web-based educational programming environment. Here we will introduce the thought processes behind the design and then focus on the key innovations incorporated in it. The main contribution of this thesis is an entirely browser-based Python program execution visualizer that graphically demonstrates the execution information to help students understand the dynamics of program execution. Especially, this tool can also be used to visualize and debug event-driven programs. The design details and unit test infrastructure for the program execution visualizer are both introduced in this thesis.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationTang, Lei. "A Browser-based Program Execution Visualizer for Learning Interactive Programming in Python." (2015) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88174">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88174</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88174en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectProgram Execution Visualizeren_US
dc.subjectMOOCen_US
dc.subjectInteractive Programmingen_US
dc.subjectPythonen_US
dc.titleA Browser-based Program Execution Visualizer for Learning Interactive Programming in Pythonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentComputer Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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