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Automating the process of skills-based assessment
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Joy, Mike (2004) Automating the process of skills-based assessment. In: Irons, A. and Alexander, S., (eds.) Effective Learning and Teaching in Computing. Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education . Routledge, pp. 76-85. ISBN 9780415335010
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Abstract
Computing and Computer Science students must acquire a variety of skills early on in their undergraduate career, including the ability to write computer programs, and to construct and reason about simple algorithms used in programs. Not only are these fundamental to their academic progression, but they are also practical skills which cannot be mastered by reading books or viewing web pages: students must practice programming. There are many excellent books and web-based resources which facilitate the learning process, but the assessment of programming skills has been an activity requiring substantial human resources. It should be possible, however, to automate the assessment process, either completely or in part, since program code is in a form suitable for automatic processing. In this chapter the pedagogical, technical and practical issues which have affected the deployment of automatic assessment of computer programming skills will be examined. The tools and packages currently (2003) available to assist in the automation of assessment will be discussed.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||
Series Name: | Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISBN: | 9780415335010 | ||||
Book Title: | Effective Learning and Teaching in Computing | ||||
Editor: | Irons, A. and Alexander, S. | ||||
Official Date: | 2004 | ||||
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Page Range: | pp. 76-85 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 28 July 2016 |
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