Experiences with PASS: Developing and using a programming assignment assessment system

Proceedings - International Conference on Quality Software

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 360-365

  Yu, Y T ^a   Poon, C K ^a   Choy, M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROGRAMMING ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (PASS); WEB BASED SYSTEMS;

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; TEACHING; WEB SERVICES;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING;

EID: 34250776447     PISSN: 15506002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/QSIC.2006.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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