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Calvo, Miquel; Carnicer, Artur; Cuadros, Jordi; Martori, Francesc; Miñarro, Antonio; Serrano, Vanessa – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
Open-ended tasks are common in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. However, as far as we know, no tools have been developed to assist in the assessment of the solution process of open-ended questions. In this paper, we propose the use of analysis of traces as a tool to address this need. To illustrate this approach,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, STEM Education, Programming Languages, Undergraduate Students
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Robins, Anthony – Computer Science Education, 2010
Compared to other subjects, the typical introductory programming (CS1) course has higher than usual rates of both failing and high grades, creating a characteristic bimodal grade distribution. In this article, I explore two possible explanations. The conventional explanation has been that learners naturally fall into populations of programmers and…
Descriptors: Programming, Learning Processes, Grading, Simulation