Ludwig: an online programming tutoring and assessment system

ABSTRACT

An online programming tutoring and assessment system is described, and the results of a preliminary study are presented. Ten students in an introductory C++ programming course used the system; both qualitative and quantitative data were collected and suggest that a future large-scale implementation will yield beneficial results

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  J. Computer Applications
  J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING
      Subjects: Education

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
          Subjects: Web-based interaction

General Terms:
Design, Documentation

Keywords:
assessment, online, programming, tutoring, web-based