Identifying Different Student Clusters in Functional Programming Assignments: From Quick Learners to Struggling Students
Chuqin Geng,
Wenwen Xu,
Yingjie Xu
et al.
Abstract:Instructors and students alike are often focused on the grade in programming assignments as a key measure of how well a student is mastering the material and whether a student is struggling. This can be, however, misleading. Especially when students have access to auto-graders, their grades may be heavily skewed.In this paper, we analyze student assignment submission data collected from a functional programming course taught at McGill university incorporating a wide range of features. In addition to the grade,… Show more
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