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    Quantifying Activity and Collaboration Levels in Programming Assignments


    Power, James F. and Waldron, John (2019) Quantifying Activity and Collaboration Levels in Programming Assignments. In: ITiCSE '19: Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, 15 07 2019 - 17 07 2019, Aberdeen Scotland Uk.

    Abstract

    This paper presents an experience report from a third-year undergraduate compiler design course that is taught as part of a four year computer science degree. We analyse data from a study of practical assignments, evaluated in the context of take-home formative assignments and a supervised summative examination. We implement metrics to quantify the degrees of similarity between submissions for programming assignments, as well as measuring the level of activity. We present the results of our study, and discuss the utility of these metrics for our teaching practice.
    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
    Keywords: Programming assignments; program similarity; Jaccard index;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science
    Item ID: 20624
    Identification Number: 10.1145/3304221.3319769
    Depositing User: Dr. James Power
    Date Deposited: 29 Sep 2025 14:31
    Journal or Publication Title: Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
    Publisher: ACM
    Refereed: Yes
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    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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