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Peer reviewedSchruben, Lee W. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1992
SIGMA (Simulation Graphical Modeling and Analysis) is a computer graphics environment for building, testing, and experimenting with discrete event simulation models on personal computers. It uses symbolic representations (computer animation) to depict the logic of large, complex discrete event systems for easier understanding and has proven itself…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comprehension, Computer Graphics, Computer Science Education
Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C. – Learning and Instruction, 1992
The development and evaluation of a series of hypermedia tools designed to help students learn to program in PASCAL or LISP are described. Classroom trials with 171 college students illustrate use of the developed tools. The use of hypermedia to foster integrated understanding is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, College Students, Comprehension, Computer Assisted Instruction
