In this project, we are examining the utility and value of algorithm animations as a pedagogical aid. Some of our early results indicate that just having students passively watch animations may not be good enough. The students need to be actively involved, try out their own data sets, etc. What seems best of all would be to have the students build their own animations.

Hundhausen, Christopher, Douglas, Sarah, and Stasko, John, "A Meta-Study of Algorithm Visualization Effectiveness", Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, Vol. 13, No. 3, June 2002, pp. 259-290.

Kehoe, Colleen, Stasko, John and Taylor, Ashley, "Rethinking the Evaluation of Algorithm Animations as Learning Aids: An Observational Study", International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Vol. 54, No. 2, February 2001, pp. 265-284.

Byrne, Michael D, Catrambone, Richard and Stasko, John T., "Evaluating Animations as Student Aids in Learning Computer Algorithms," Computers & Education, Vol. 33, No. 4, 1999, pp. 253-278.

Kehoe, Colleen, Stasko, John and Taylor, Ashley " Rethinking the Evaluation of Algorithm Animations as Learning Aids: An Observational Study", Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Technical Report GIT-GVU-99-10, March 1999.

Stasko, John T, "Supporting Student-Built Algorithm Animation as a Pedagogical Tool" (Formal Demonstration), Proceedings of the ACM SIGCHI '97 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems -- Extended Abstracts, Atlanta, GA, March 1997, pp. 24-25.

Stasko, John T, "Using Student-Built Algorithm Animations as Learning Aids", Proceedings of the ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '97), San Jose, CA, February 1997, pp. 25-29.

Kehoe, Colleen and Stasko, John T., " Using Animations to Learn about Algorithms: An Ethnographic Case Study", Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Technical Report GIT-GVU-96-20, September 1996.

Stasko, John T., " Using Student-Built Algorithm Animations as Learning Aids", Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Technical Report GIT-GVU-96-19, August 1996.

Byrne, Michael D, Catrambone, Richard and Stasko, John T., " Do Algorithm Animations Aid Learning?", Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Technical Report GIT-GVU-96-18, August 1996.

Lawrence, Andrea and Badre, Albert and Stasko, John, "Empirically Evaluating the Use of Animations to Teach Algorithms", Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages, St. Louis, MO, October 1994, pp. 48-54.

Lawrence, Andrea and Badre, Albert and Stasko, John, " Empirically Evaluating the Use of Animations to Teach Algorithms", Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Technical Report GIT-GVU-94-07, March 1994.

Stasko, John and Badre, Albert and Lewis, Clayton, "Do Algorithm Animations Assist Learning? An Empirical Study and Analysis", Proceedings of the INTERCHI '93 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 1993, pp. 61-66.

Badre, Albert and Beranek, Margaret and Morris, J. Morgan and Stasko, John", "Assessing Program Visualization Systems as Instructional Aids", Computer Assisted Learning, ICCAL '92, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, Ivan Tomek, editor, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Number 602, June 1992, pp. 87-99.

Badre, Albert and Beranek, Margaret and Morris, J. Morgan and Stasko, John, " Assessing Program Visualization Systems as Instructional Aids", Graphics, Visualization, and Usability Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Technical Report GIT-GVU-91-23, October 1991.