Soploon: A virtual assistant to help teachers to detect object‐oriented errors in students’ source codes

When checking students’ source codes, teachers tend to overlook some errors. This work introduces Soploon, a tool that automatically detects novice programmer errors. By using this tool, teachers can reduce the number of overlooked errors. Thus, students receive a more complete and exhaustive feedba...

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Published in:Computer applications in engineering education Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 1279 - 1292
Main Authors: Vallejos, Sebastián, Berdun, Luis S., Armentano, Marcelo G., Soria, Álvaro, Teyseyre, Alfredo R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2018
Subjects:
declarative meta‐programming
detect object‐oriented errors
novice programmer errors
Security management
Students
students' misconceptions
Teachers
teaching object‐oriented programming
ISSN:1061-3773, 1099-0542
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Summary:When checking students’ source codes, teachers tend to overlook some errors. This work introduces Soploon, a tool that automatically detects novice programmer errors. By using this tool, teachers can reduce the number of overlooked errors. Thus, students receive a more complete and exhaustive feedback about their errors and misconceptions.
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ISSN:1061-3773
1099-0542
DOI:10.1002/cae.22021