ERIC Number: EJ903244
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jan
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Ability-Training-Oriented Automated Assessment in Introductory Programming Course
Wang, Tiantian; Su, Xiaohong; Ma, Peijun; Wang, Yuying; Wang, Kuanquan
Computers & Education, v56 n1 p220-226 Jan 2011
Learning to program is a difficult process for novice programmers. AutoLEP, an automated learning and assessment system, was developed by us, to aid novice programmers to obtain programming skills. AutoLEP is ability-training-oriented. It adopts a novel assessment mechanism, which combines static analysis with dynamic testing to analyze student programs. It not only helps students to sufficiently test the programs, but also evaluates whether the programs meet the specification or not. AutoLEP encourages students to find and work through bugs, by providing automatic syntactic and structural checking, and immediate detailed feedback. This can improve students' learning experience in programming and reduce the workload of the teaching staff. AutoLEP has been used in the C programming course at Harbin Institute of Technology and many other universities since 2004. The feedback on AutoLEP and its incorporation into the introductory programming course has been positive, both by students and teaching staff. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Program Effectiveness, Learning Experience, Computer Science Education, Programming, Computer Assisted Testing, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Introductory Courses, College Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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