Paper Info
Title
Executable Examples for Programming Problem Comprehension
Abstract
Flawed problem comprehension leads students to produce flawed implementations. However, testing alone is inadequate for checking comprehension: if a student develops both their tests and implementation with the same misunderstanding, running their tests against their implementation will not reveal the issue. As a solution, some pedagogies encourage the creation of input-output examples independent of testing-but seldom provide students with any mechanism to check that their examples are correct and thorough. We propose a mechanism that provides students with instant feedback on their examples, independent of their implementation progress. We assess the impact of such an interface on an introductory programming course and find several positive impacts, some more neutral outcomes, and no identified negative effects.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.1145/3291279.3339416
Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
automated assessment, examplar, examples, testing
Software engineering,Computer science,Knowledge management,Implementation,Comprehension,Executable
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
978-1-4503-6185-9
978-1-4503-6185-9
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
John Wrenn101.35
Shriram Krishnamurthi22446178.81