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EDM
2009
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13 years 2 months ago
Improving Student Question Classification
Students in introductory programming classes often articulate their questions and information needs incompletely. Consequently, the automatic classification of student questions to...
Cecily Heiner, Joseph L. Zachary
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 4 months ago
Game-themed programming assignments: the faculty perspective
We have designed and implemented game-themed programming assignment modules targeted specifically for adoption in existing introductory programming classes. These assignments are ...
Kelvin Sung, Michael Panitz, Scott A. Wallace, Rut...
SIGCSE
2008
ACM
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13 years 4 months ago
APOGEE: automated project grading and instant feedback system for web based computing
Providing consistent, instant, and detailed feedback to students has been a big challenge in teaching Web based computing, given the complexity of project assignments and the comp...
Xiang Fu, Boris Peltsverger, Kai Qian, Lixin Tao, ...
ITICSE
2005
ACM
13 years 9 months ago
Testing first: emphasizing testing in early programming courses
The complexity of languages like Java and C++ can make introductory programming classes in these languages extremely challenging for many students. Part of the complexity comes fr...
Will Marrero, Amber Settle