Enhancing learning success in the introductory programming course

This paper is the follow up of a work-in-progress presented at FIE 2002. The goal of the work is to implement those XP practices that contribute to rapid feedback and learning. Grading is based on student achievement. However, it is very important to ensure that a student´s grade is directly related to course content and the amount they have learned. In this paper we present a detailed analysis of the method used along with the assessment of the final method. We also discuss our evaluation criteria and present the results of evaluation.