automatic assessment of programming assignments

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Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Surveyed Before

e.g. a survey from 2005 by Kirst Ala-Mutka describes what features of programming assignments are automatcally assessed. Dynamic analysis is ofen used to assess functonality, efciency, and testng skills. Statc checks are used to provide feedback from style, programming errors, sofware metrics, and even design. In additon, there are special features like plagiarism detecton.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Our Method

Systematc literature review:We collected the data by searching for phrases

('automatc' OR 'automated) AND ('assessment' OR 'grading’) AND 'programming' from the conference proceedings and journals through ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore published in between 2006 and 2010. We then applied the inclusion criteria to the abstracts (a paper must have presented an system providing summatve, numerical, automatc feedback from programming assignments or described results from using such system.) and fnally read through the remaining papers to do qualitatve data analysis.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Our Method

Systematc literature review:We collected the data by searching for phrases

('automatc' OR 'automated) AND ('assessment' OR 'grading’) AND 'programming' from the conference proceedings and journals through ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore published in between 2006 and 2010. We then applied the inclusion criteria to the abstracts (a paper must have presented an system providing summatve, numerical, automatc feedback from programming assignments or described results from using such system.) and fnally read through the remaining papers to do qualitatve data analysis.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Our Method

Systematc literature review:We collected the data by searching for phrases

('automatc' OR 'automated) AND ('assessment' OR 'grading’) AND 'programming' from the conference proceedings and journals through ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore published in between 2006 and 2010. We then applied the inclusion criteria to the abstracts (a paper must have presented an system providing summatve, numerical, automatc feedback from programming assignments or described results from using such system.) and fnally read through the remaining papers to do qualitatve data analysis.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Our Method

Systematc literature review:We collected the data by searching for phrases

('automatc' OR 'automated) AND ('assessment' OR 'grading’) AND 'programming' from the conference proceedings and journals through ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore published in between 2006 and 2010. We then applied the inclusion criteria to the abstracts (a paper must have presented an system providing summatve, numerical, automatc feedback from programming assignments or described results from using such system.) and fnally read through the remaining papers to do qualitatve data analysis.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Languages

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

LanguagesJava, Python, Pascal, C/C++,

assembler, shell scripts, don’t care, ….

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Summary• Programming languages• Integraton into LMSs (e.g. Moodle)• Diferent ways to defne tests

– Xunit, acceptance testng, web testng frameworks– Something not widely applied in industry

• Manual assessment• Resubmissions

– Limitng tme, feedback– Customizaton– Interestng hybrid

• Sandboxing• Availability• Specialtes

– GUIs, data bases, concurrency, web programming, students’ own testng skills

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010

Thanks to the authors of the images I used:• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/smanography/3073414449• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/stephenpof/2920198159/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/kaptainkobold/3203311346/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/superk8/3868056064/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/naomi_pincher/2691787431/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/secondtoughest/347049865/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/terrio/4920670944/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/pranavsingh/1946245078• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/arteurbana/496777749/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/litle_lushie/28955776/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/12392252@N03/2037540230/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/markjsebastan/324425852• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/benheine/5044969981/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/piblet/1053194618/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/ogil/1507585665/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/brandoncripps/2308741771/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/clydeorama/2442172268/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/imutoo/2631466945/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/beatkueng/1350250361/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/pagedooley/3227848591/• htp://www.fickr.com/photos/levork/4509401065/All these images are licensed under the creatve commons.

Petri Ihantola, Koli Calling 2010