• DocumentCode
    1101922
  • Title

    Experiences With Online Programming Examinations

  • Author

    Farrow, Monica ; King, Peter J B

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh
  • Volume
    51
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    251
  • Lastpage
    255
  • Abstract
    An online programming examination was used to assess undergraduates who had learned Java for two terms. The advantages are that the students are assessed on what they have to do in practice, rather than on their theoretical knowledge, and that the marking load on the examiner is drastically reduced. The style of question used and the results of the examination are analyzed.
  • Keywords
    Java; computer science education; Java; online programming examinations; undergraduate assessment; Algorithm design and analysis; Computer errors; Data structures; Debugging; Java; Object oriented programming; Packaging; Programming profession; System testing; Writing; Automatic evaluation; BlueJ; JUnit; Java programming; programming assessment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TE.2007.908070
  • Filename
    4472095