AutoLEP: An Automated Learning and Examination System for Programming and its Application in Programming Course

Author

Tiantian, Wang ; Xiaohong, Su ; Peijun, Ma ; Yuying, Wang ; Kuanquan, Wang

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin

Volume

1

fYear

2009

fDate

7-8 March 2009

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

46

Abstract

AutoLEP, an automated learning and examination environment for programming is introduced. It differs from the other existing systems mainly in that it adopts a novel marking mechanism. It combines static analysis with dynamic testing to analyze studentspsila programs. So it can evaluate not only the testing results but also the constructs of the programs. It can give reasonable marks to programs with syntactical or logical errors. AutoLEP has been used in the C programming course since 2004 at Harbin Institute of Technology. The advantages of using AutoLEP are that the students are assessed on what they have to do in practice, rather than on their theoretical knowledge, and that the marking load on the examiner is drastically reduced.

Keywords

C language; computer aided instruction; computer science education; AutoLEP; C programming course; automated examination environment; automated learning environment; dynamic testing; logical errors; Automatic programming; Computer languages; Computer science; Computer science education; Dynamic programming; Educational programs; Educational technology; Feedback; Programming profession; System testing; automated assessment; dynamic testing; programming; static analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Education Technology and Computer Science, 2009. ETCS '09. First International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Wuhan, Hubei

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3581-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETCS.2009.18

Filename

4958721