Recording and analyzing in-browser programming sessions
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 13th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli Calling 2013 |
| Pages | 13-22 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 13th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli Calling 2013 - Koli, Finland Duration: 14 Nov 2013 → 17 Nov 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | 13th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research, Koli Calling 2013 |
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| Country | Finland |
| City | Koli |
| Period | 14/11/13 → 17/11/13 |
Abstract
In this paper, we report on the analysis of a novel type of automatically recorded detailed programming session data collected on a university-level web programming course. We present a method and an implementation of collecting rich data on how students learning to program edit and execute code and explore its use in examining learners' behavior. The data collection instrument is an in-browser Python programming environment that integrates an editor, an execution environment, and an interactive Python console and is used to deliver programming assignments with automatic feedback. Most importantly, the environment records learners' interaction within it. We have implemented tools for viewing these traces and demonstrate their potential in learning about the programming processes of learners and of benefiting computing education research and the teaching of programming.
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Keywords
- computer science education, computing education research, programming assignment, programming session, Python, web based programming environment