Result: Analysis and Evaluation of a Searchable Exercise Repository for Training Java Programming

Title:
Analysis and Evaluation of a Searchable Exercise Repository for Training Java Programming
Language:
English
Authors:
Arjan J. F. Kok, Lex Bijlsma, Cornelis Huizing, Ruurd Kuiper, Harrie Passier
Source:
Informatics in Education. 2024 23(2):361-383.
Availability:
Vilnius University Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences. Akademjos str. 4, Vilnius LT 08663 Lithuania. Tel: +37-5-21-09300; Fax: +37-5-27-29209; e-mail: info@mii.vu.lt; Web site: https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU
Peer Reviewed:
Y
Page Count:
23
Publication Date:
2024
Document Type:
Academic journal Journal Articles<br />Tests/Questionnaires<br />Reports - Research
Education Level:
Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors:
Programming Languages, Computer Science Education, Open Source Technology, Teaching Methods, Learning Analytics, Learning Management Systems, Student Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Student Behavior, Online Searching, Open Universities, Universities, College Students, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms:
Netherlands
ISSN:
1648-5831
2335-8971
Entry Date:
2024
Accession Number:
EJ1428723
Database:
ERIC

Further Information

This paper presents the first experiences of the use of an online open-source repository with programming exercises. The repository is independent of any specific teaching approach. Students can search for and select an exercise that trains the programming concepts that they want to train and that only uses the programming concepts they already know, then submit their solutions, and get automatic feedback from the system. We analyzed quantitatively how students used the system by inspecting the logged actions of the students using the system. We also did a qualitative analysis by interviews, to find out how the students appreciated the use of the repository and to get feedback for improvements. We focused on how students select exercises as finding the exercise that fulfils the training needs of a student is the innovative part of our repository.

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