A Service-Based Program Evaluation Platform for Enhancing Student Engagement in Assignments

Autor/inn/en	Wu, Ye-Chi; Ma, Lee Wei; Jiau, Hewijin Christine
Titel	A Service-Based Program Evaluation Platform for Enhancing Student Engagement in Assignments
Quelle	In: Educational Technology & Society, 16 (2013) 4, S.122-132 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1436-4522
Schlagwörter	Assignments; Computer Science; Program Evaluation; Computer Software; Learner Engagement; College Freshmen; Programming Languages; Introductory Courses; Course Descriptions; Computer Games; Simulation; Student Interests; Instructional Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Web Based Instruction; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Informatik; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Studienanfänger; Einführungskurs; Kursstrukturplan; Computer game; Computerspiel; Computerspiele; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Studieninteresse; Unterrichtserfolg; Ausland; Informationstechnologie; Web Based Training
Abstract	Programming assignments are commonly used in computer science education to encourage students to practice target concepts and evaluate their learning status. Ensuring students are engaged in such assignments is critical in attracting and retaining students. To this end, WebHat, a service-based program evaluation platform, is introduced in this work to support programming assignment practice. WebHat provides students with immediate assistance via online evaluation services and helps teaching staff monitor student status and progress. Based on the results of this system, teaching staff can dynamically adjust, if necessary, online evaluation services to provide further help to enhance student engagement in the ongoing assignment. To demonstrate the effectiveness of WebHat, an empirical study is conducted with freshman students as the subjects during the "Introduction to Computer Science" course. The results show that students are encouraged to start working on their assignments earlier and develop programs in the desired direction with the aid of the dynamically adjusted online evaluation services. WebHat thus enables students to submit better final products with regard to both functionality and quality. (Contains 2 tables and 7 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10