Analysis and Evaluation of a Searchable Exercise Repository for Training Java Programming

This paper presents the first experiences of the use of an online open-source repository with programming exercises. The repository is independent of any specific teaching approach. Students can search for and select an exercise that trains the programming concepts that they want to train and that o...

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Published in:Informatics in education Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 361 - 383
Main Authors: Kok, Arjan J.F, Bijlsma, Lex, Huizing, Cornelis, Kuiper, Ruurd, Passier, Harrie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla 01.01.2024
Vilnius University Press
Institute of Mathematics and Informatics
Vilnius University
Subjects:
College Science
Computer science
Computer Science Education
Distance learning
Education
Educational activities
Educational Needs
Exercise
exercise repository
exercise selection
Feedback
ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Java
Knowledge Level
Learning Analytics
Learning Management Systems
Learning Processes
Measurement Techniques
Online instruction
Pedagogy
Prior Learning
Programming
Programming Languages
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Repositories
Science Education
Science Instruction
Students
Summative Evaluation
Teaching
Teaching methods
tool evaluation
Training
Training needs
Computer science education
exercise selection
programming
tool evaluation
exercise repository
ISSN:1648-5831, 2335-8971
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Summary:This paper presents the first experiences of the use of an online open-source repository with programming exercises. The repository is independent of any specific teaching approach. Students can search for and select an exercise that trains the programming concepts that they want to train and that only uses the programming concepts they already know, then submit their solutions, and get automatic feedback from the system. We analyzed quantitatively how students used the system by inspecting the logged actions of the students using the system. We also did a qualitative analysis by interviews, to find out how the students appreciated the use of the repository and to get feedback for improvements. We focused on how students select exercises as finding the exercise that fulfils the training needs of a student is the innovative part of our repository.
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ISSN:1648-5831
2335-8971
DOI:10.15388/infedu.2024.17