DocumentCode :
3141722
Title :
Longitudinal Syntactic Analysis of Laboratory Submissions for Examining Problem-Solving Behaviour
Author :
MacNish, Cara
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Western Australia, Nedlands
fYear :
2007
fDate :
18-20 July 2007
Firstpage :
556
Lastpage :
560
Abstract :
Laboratory work forms a critical part of the learning experience in computing courses - it is through practical exercises that students develop their problem solving skills. As educators we would like to be able to keep abreast of how students are progressing. Unfortunately the traditional methods of assessment provide little insight into the problem solving behaviour that has resulted in a successful or unsuccessful submission. One way to gain insight into the effectiveness of students´ problem solving behaviour is to carry out longitudinal studies of their solution attempts - that is, to look at how effective they are at improving their solutions over time. This paper investigates the use of automated syntactic analysis techniques as part of an e-learning system for categorising student errors and revealing students´ problem solving profiles.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; automated syntactic analysis techniques; computing courses; longitudinal syntactic analysis; problem-solving behaviour examination; Australia; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; Educational technology; Electronic learning; Java; Laboratories; Problem-solving; Programming profession; Software engineering;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies, 2007. ICALT 2007. Seventh IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Niigata
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2916-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2007.180
Filename :
4281092
Link To Document :
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