期刊名称：Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1547-5840
电子版ISSN：1547-5867
出版年度：2008
卷号：5
页码：281-295
出版社：Informing Science Institute
摘要：Abstract Debugging skill is an essential part of the programming skills. It is also highly related
with program comprehension skills. In this paper we present a novel tool, called ViLLE, which
supports learning debugging by promoting students' understanding of target program. ViLLE
combines visual debugging features with the support for roles of variables. These roles promote
activating schemas of variable use in programs. In addition, ViLLE supports automatic presentation
of the target program in different programming languages, even in pseudo code or with textual
explanations. This, in turn, helps in building more general and abstract understanding of program
structures and their relation to problem domain concepts. The key features of the tool are
presented, followed by a discussion of
how the tool should be used in programming
education.
