On-line programming examinations using Web to teach

Arnow, David; Barshay, Oleg

doi:10.1145/384267.305835

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“…In other examples, student submissions are automatically checked by the test cases developed by instructors. Such test cases are usually only visible to the teaching staff, and the student view is limited to the feedback offered by the system (Arnow & Barshay, 1999;Feldman & Jones, 1997;Jackson & Usher, 1997;Jones, 2000;Reek, 1996). A half-way solution is illustrated by the marmoset platform, a testing system that defines different types of test cases: student test, public test, release tests and secret tests (Spacco et al, 2006).…”

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Addressing drop-out and sustained effort issues with large practical groups using an automated delivery and assessment system

de-la-Fuente-Valentín

Pardo

Kloos

2013

Computers & Education

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Abstract:The acquisition of programming skills specially in introductory programming courses poses an important challenge for freshmen students of engineering programs. These courses require students to devote a sustained effort during the whole course and a failure to do so may contribute to not passing the course. However, it is difficult for the teaching staff to deploy measures to enforce a pattern of continuous work without significantly increasing the required management tasks. A significant reduction of this workload can be achieved with the automation of time consuming tasks such as the delivery of activities or submission grading. This paper presents a case of study where a technology based orchestration of learning scripts was applied in a large enrollment course to promote student sustained effort through the course and keep the workload on teaching staff within reasonable margins. The orchestration system, based on IMS Learning Design and Generic Service Integration, automatically evaluated the student submissions and gradually unlocked the following activities depending on the received results. Such system was used during a semester supporting 425 students and 8 instructors. The analysis of the case of study followed a mixed method based on qualitative and quantitative data, and revealed a significant reduction of the orchestration workload on the teaching staff, allowing the strategy of continuous work to be applied in a course with high enrollment. Additionally, the application of these techniques show statistically significant differences in the drop out rate with respect to previous editions of the course.

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Addressing drop-out and sustained effort issues with large practical groups using an automated delivery and assessment system

de-la-Fuente-Valentín

Pardo

Kloos

2013

Computers & Education

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“…One of the main benefits from using online test systems is the capability for automated marking [12]. Although these systems work quite well in most of the cases, they feature certain restrictions related to the dynamic creation of questions.…”

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Implementation of an Assessment System Incorporating Web-based Parameterized Questions

Kapsalis

2009

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Abstract-This paper presents a web-based assessment system, which supports parameterized questions, incorporating remote web services/applications, in order to use them during the evaluation process. The proposed system introduces a dynamic technique for creating a new type of parameterized web-based questions which mix static and dynamic content and thus, it operates as an integration framework, incorporating these remote web services/applications as part of the evaluation process. The technique is based on question templates, which contain the details of the remote services/applications that provide the correct answer in each question. The incorporation of remote web-based services into a parameterized assessment system, as part of the evaluation process, constitutes an advanced feature that provides new capabilities, such as flexibility and extensibility to any assessment system. Index Terms-Computer-assisted assessment, parameterized questions, web-based system, architectures for educational technology systems.

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“…TRAKLA [7] and WebtoTest [1] provide good examples of the assessment-driven use of traditionally student-driven technologies. However, this conversion is not always possible.…”

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Engaging students to work with self-assessment questions

Brusilovsky

SosnovskySergey

2005

SIGCSE Bull.

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We explored two approaches for encouraging introductory programming students to use the web-based, self-assessment system, QuizPACK. An "organizational" approach applied specially constructed classroom quizzes, while the "technical" approach introduced adaptive guidance. Our studies demonstrated that each of these caused a dramatic increase in system use. This approach could be useful in many other contexts, when an educationally beneficial system is underused by students.

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On-line programming examinations using Web to teach

Cited by 9 publications

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Addressing drop-out and sustained effort issues with large practical groups using an automated delivery and assessment system

Addressing drop-out and sustained effort issues with large practical groups using an automated delivery and assessment system

Implementation of an Assessment System Incorporating Web-based Parameterized Questions

Engaging students to work with self-assessment questions

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