Predicting performance in an introductory programming course by logging and analyzing student programming behavior

Proceedings - 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 319-323

  Watson, Christopher ^a   Li, Frederick W B ^a   Godwin, Jamie L ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavior; CS1; Learning Analytics; Prediction

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CS1; EXPLANATORY POWER; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING COURSE; LEARNING ANALYTICS; LEARNING PROGRESS; PROGRAMMING COURSE; STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FORECASTING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84885229296     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICALT.2013.99     Document Type: Conference Paper

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