Overcoming Obstacles to Test-Driven Learning on Day One

Clements, John; Janzen, David S.

doi:10.1109/icstw.2010.33

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“…Prior studies have shown that TDL can be applied in entry level classes without removing current course material, and that students who try TDL, tend to like TDL [24]. However, prior to WebIDE, finding ways to enforce a test-driven approach with beginning programmers has proven to be elusive [9].…”

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An evaluation of interactive test-driven labs with WebIDE in CS0

Janzen

Clements

Hilton

2013

2013 35th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)

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Abstract-WebIDE is a framework that enables instructors to develop and deliver online lab content with interactive feedback. The ability to create lock-step labs enables the instructor to guide students through learning experiences, demonstrating mastery as they proceed. Feedback is provided through automated evaluators that vary from simple regular expression evaluation to syntactic parsers to applications that compile and run programs and unit tests. This paper describes WebIDE and its use in a CS0 course that taught introductory Java and Android programming using a test-driven learning approach. We report results from a controlled experiment that compared the use of dynamic WebIDE labs with more traditional static programming labs. Despite weaker performance on pre-study assessments, students who used WebIDE performed two to twelve percent better on all assessments than the students who used traditional labs. In addition, WebIDE students were consistently more positive about their experience in CS0.

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Section: Test-driven Learningmentioning

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An evaluation of interactive test-driven labs with WebIDE in CS0

Janzen

Clements

Hilton

2013

2013 35th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)

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“…Unlike the systems above, WebIDE enables lab authors to create their own labs or use existing labs, and give specific student feedback on individual exercises. This functionality was explored and reported in an early prototype [15]. Although WebIDE may be seen as an alternative to some systems such as Turings Craft, it is intended to complement many systems such as Web-CAT and BlueJ (http://www.bluej.org).…”

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