ABSTRACT Background and Context: In spite of the decades spent developing software visualization (SV), doubts still remain regarding their effectiveness. Furthermore, student engagement plays an important role in improving SV effectiveness as it is correlated with many positive academic outcomes. It has been shown that the existing SV has failed to engage students effectively. Objective: Therefore, there is a need to understand the theories behind SV design from the engagement perspective to produce a roadmap for future tool construction. The aim of this study was to identify the theories have been used in literature to explain or construct student engage- ment with SV in computer science courses for novices. Method: We performed a systematic literature review that identified a total of 58 articles published between 2011 and 2017, which were then selected for the study. However, among them, only 18 articles had discussed their theoretical framework. Findings: The results of this study show a richness in the theoretical framework obtained from different disciplines, however, constructivism is still dominant in the computing education research (CER) domain. It is evidently clear from the findings that the theories generated from the CER domain are needed to enhance the effectiveness of SV. Implications: As a result of this review, we suggest several design principles and engagement attributes to be considered while creating an engaging SV.

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学生参与软件可视化的系统文献综述：理论视角

摘要 背景和背景：尽管开发软件可视化 (SV) 已经花费了数十年时间，但对其有效性仍存疑虑。此外，学生参与在提高 SV 有效性方面发挥着重要作用，因为它与许多积极的学术成果相关。事实证明，现有的 SV 未能有效地吸引学生。目标：因此，需要从参与的角度理解 SV 设计背后的理论，以便为未来的工具构建制定路线图。本研究的目的是确定文献中使用的理论来解释或构建学生在计算机科学课程中对 SV 的参与度。方法：我们进行了系统的文献回顾，确定了 2011 年至 2017 年间发表的总共 58 篇文章，然后被选中进行研究。然而，其中只有18篇文章讨论了他们的理论框架。发现：本研究的结果显示了从不同学科获得的理论框架的丰富性，然而，建构主义在计算教育研究 (CER) 领域仍然占主导地位。从调查结果中可以明显看出，需要从 CER 领域产生的理论来提高 SV 的有效性。启示：作为本次审查的结果，我们建议在创建引人入胜的 SV 时考虑几个设计原则和参与属性。建构主义在计算教育研究 (CER) 领域仍然占主导地位。从调查结果中可以明显看出，需要从 CER 领域产生的理论来提高 SV 的有效性。启示：作为本次审查的结果，我们建议在创建引人入胜的 SV 时考虑几个设计原则和参与属性。建构主义在计算教育研究 (CER) 领域仍然占主导地位。从调查结果中可以明显看出，需要从 CER 领域产生的理论来提高 SV 的有效性。启示：作为本次审查的结果，我们建议在创建引人入胜的 SV 时考虑几个设计原则和参与属性。