Rethinking teaching and assessing in a programming course a case study

Ásrún Matthíasdóttir, Hallgrímur Arnalds

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Abstract

In this paper we will discuss how the planning and assessment of a first year programming course was changed and the preliminary findings of the influence it had on students' grades. The main teaching method was lecturing followed by practical lessons for students. Also, recording of lectures were available on-line for the students. The assessment was rather traditional with some tasks and assignment during the semester and a final written exam. The organisation of the teaching and assessment was changed with a help of a digital exam assessment system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputer Systems and Technologies - 16th International Conference, CompSysTech 2015
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings
EditorsAngel Smrikarov, Boris Rachev
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages313-318
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450333573
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2015
Event16th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies, CompSysTech 2015 - Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 25 Jun 201526 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume1008

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies, CompSysTech 2015
Country/TerritoryIreland
CityDublin
Period25/06/1526/06/15

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2015 ACM.

Other keywords

  • Computer science
  • Course organisation
  • Digital exam assessment system
  • Student assessment
  • Teaching novice programming

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