Assessing process and product - A practical lab exam for an introductory programming course

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 16-21

  Bennedsen, Jens ^a   Caspersen, Michael E ^b  

^a IT Uni West   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CS1; Evaluation; Examination; Objects first; Pedagogy; Programming process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; STUDENTS;

EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; OBJECTS FIRST; PEDAGOGY; PROGRAMMING PROCESS;

CURRICULA;

EID: 48749101177     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2006.322434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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