Thompson, Amy and Mooney, Aidan and Noone, Mark and Hegarty-Kelly, Emlyn (2021) Considerations when using an Automatic Grading System within Computer Science Modules. In: 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, pp. 589-597. ISBN 9788490489758

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This paper aims to investigate the effectiveness of automatic grading systems, with a focus on their uses within Computer Science. Automatic grading systems have seen a rise in popularity in recent years with publications concerning automatic grading systems usually linked to a specific system. This paper will discuss the factors that need to be considered when using automatic grading, regardless of which system is being used, and will make recommendations for each factor. This discussion is based on the authors' experience of using an automatic grading system in a CS1 environment. From the research conducted, many elements should be considered when using these systems. These include how the code will be tested, the need for plagiarism checks and how marks are awarded. The findings of this study suggest there is a lack of defined standards when using these systems. This analysis of the considerations provides valuable insight into how these systems should be used and what the standards should be built on.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Cite as: Thompson, A.; Mooney, A.; Noone, M.; Hegarty-Kelly, E. (2021). Considerations when using an Automatic Grading System within Computer Science Modules. In 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 589-597. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd21.2021.13045. Por favor, use este identificador para citar o enlazar este ítem: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/173003
Keywords:	Automatic Grading Systems; CS1; Programming; Student Feedback;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science
Item ID:	14959
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd21.2021.13045
Depositing User:	Mark Noone
Date Deposited:	26 Oct 2021 14:32
Publisher:	Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València
Refereed:	No
URI:	Organisation Organisation
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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