Practical programming competencies are critical to the success in computer science (CS)
education and go-to-market of fresh graduates. Acquiring the required level of skills is a long …

Every year, millions of students learn how to write programs. Learning activities for
beginners almost always include programming tasks that require a student to write a …

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed in many countries, in the short term, the interruption of
face-to-face teaching activities and, in the medium term, the existence of a 'new normal', in …

Computational thinking (CT), as a new future-oriented literacy, has gained attention at the
basic education level. Graphical programming is the common way to develop CT in primary …

The number of students who decided to study information technology related study
programs is continually increasing. Introductory programming courses represent the most …

Programming ability is the core ability of this era and can be obtained and improved through
practice. In this paper, an Automated Programming Assessment system based on Mastery …

Collaborative programming can develop computational thinking and knowledge of
computational programming. However, the researchers pointed out that because students …

The 2020 pandemic imposed new demands on teaching practices to support student's
distance learning process. In this context, automated assessment (AA) is a pivotal resource …

Hundreds of grassroots groups have sprung up around the world to teach programming,
web design, robotics, and other skills outside traditional classrooms. These groups exist so …

As automated tools for grading programming assignments become more widely used, it is
imperative that we better understand how students are utilizing them. Other researchers …