Critical Analysis on Algorithm Visualization Study

Abstract

This paper reports on an ongoing study, which intends to propose a principle of interactive algorithm visualization on hybrid mobile application (INAVOHMA) that is created in order to help IT students learn data structure and algorithm (DSA) subject. Totally, 8 existing AV guidelines and models were reviewed comprehensively with the main purposes (1) to determine the research gaps in proposing principles of INAVOHMA and (ii) to identify their common components. Through a systematic and critical analysis, this study discovers there is still lack of inclusive principles or guidelines of AV that focused on mobile platform, mostly for desktop or website platform. Only, two guidelines draw attention to mobile platform, yet the focus of them just for sorting algorithm only. It is noted that this is the research gap that should be the focal point for further study.