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Smitha S. Kumar; Michael A. Lones; Manuel Maarek; Hind Zantout – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
Programming demands a variety of cognitive skills, and mastering these competencies is essential for success in computer science education. The importance of formative feedback is well acknowledged in programming education, and thus, a diverse range of techniques has been proposed to generate and enhance formative feedback for programming…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Science Education, Programming, Feedback (Response)
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Toni Taipalus; Hilkka Grahn; Saima Ritonummi; Valtteri Siitonen; Tero Vartiainen; Denis Zhidkikh – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
SQL compiler error messages are the primary way users receive feedback when they encounter syntax errors or other issues in their SQL queries. Effective error messages can enhance the user experience by providing clear, informative, and actionable feedback. Despite the age of SQL compilers, it still remains largely unclear what contributes to an…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Novices, Information Systems, Programming Languages
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Olaperi Okuboyejo; Sigrid Ewert; Ian Sanders – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
Regular expressions (REs) are often taught to undergraduate computer science majors in the Formal Languages and Automata (FLA) course; they are widely used to implement different software functionalities such as search mechanisms and data validation in diverse fields. Despite their importance, the difficulty of REs has been asserted many times in…
Descriptors: Automation, Feedback (Response), Error Patterns, Error Correction
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Eman Abdullah AlOmar – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2025
Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, have become widely popular for various software engineering tasks, including programming, testing, code review, and program comprehension. However, their impact on improving software quality in educational settings remains uncertain. This article explores our experience teaching the use of Programming…
Descriptors: Coding, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software