Codespec: A Computer Programming Practice Environment

Haynes-Magyar, Carl; Haynes-Magyar, Nathaniel James

doi:10.1145/3501709.3544278

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“…Haynes-Magyar designed a self-directed learning environment named "Codespec". In this learning environment, students have the freedom to choose from various problem-solving approaches, including pseudocode problems, Parsons problems, Faded Parsons problems, fix-code problems, or write-code problems to tackle practice exercises [21]. Xia et al mentioned that traditional teaching methods encounter challenges in conveying the complex internal processes of algorithms.…”

Section: Programming Education and Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Design of an Online Programming Platform and a Study on Learners’ Testing Ability

Hsueh,

Lai,

Tseng

2023

Electronics

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Online judge (OJ) systems are essential in programming education as they efficiently evaluate learners’ programming skills and reduce instructor workload. However, these systems often overlook the importance of software-testing concepts. To address this gap, we developed a system called Pytutor that integrates software-testing concepts to assess learners’ programming abilities and proficiency by exploring students’ test cases and learning behaviors. Drawing on software engineering theory and practical techniques, test capabilities are evaluated by analyzing the code coverage and mutation testing of Defining Test Cases. Since our experiment is conducted in an online environment, we can collect students’ learning behaviors and further analyze the relationship between software engineering abilities and learning behaviors. We also analyzed the differences in programming and testing abilities between computer science majors and non-computer-science majors. Our findings suggest that better testing abilities may contribute to the improvement in programming abilities, whereas in the current Taiwanese education context, computer science majors do not necessarily have better testing abilities. This result provides suggestions for us to strengthen software-testing education no matter which type of students it is targeted at.

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Section: Programming Education and Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, they created a self-directed learning environment named Codespec. It provides learners with exercises on the same problems but with different solution approaches to enhance the cultivation of various skills [21]. In the Pytutor, instructors have the capability to add sample code when designing questions.…”

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confidence: 99%