Integrating Formative Feedback in Introductory Programming Modules

Felipe I. Anfurrutia, Ainhoa Alvarez, Mikel Larrañaga, Juan Miguel López

2018 - IEEE-RITA Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje

Journal paper

Authors by signature order:
Felipe I. Anfurrutia, Ainhoa Alvarez, Mikel Larrañaga, Juan Miguel López
Description:

Introductory programming modules are challenging for both the lecturers and students. In previous works, the authors have introduced educational innovations to mitigate these challenges and facilitate learning. This paper presents a further step forward, proposing a learning process enriched with formative feedback. To this end, visual programming environments and educational robots are combined and complemented with automatic source code verification and validation feedback. The feedback integration proposal is presented along with the lessons learned from previously carried out experiments that established the basis of this paper. The proposal has been implemented and tested in the object oriented programming module in the bachelor’s in computer management and information systems engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz, UPV/EHU University. The results of the evaluation have been positive and are also presented here.

Editorial:
IEEE
Publication year:
2018
Start page:
3
Final page:
10
File URL:
https://doi.org/10.1109/RITA.2018.2801898
Quality indicators:
SJR 2018 -Q3 en ?Education? y ?E-learning?, Q2 en ?Engineering miscellaneous?
Publication name:
IEEE-RITA Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del Aprendizaje
Volume:
13
Number:
1