A function for generating debugging questions in a Java programming learning assistant system

Shingo Yamaguchi; Takato Mohri; Nobuo Funabiki

doi:10.1109/GCCE.2015.7398573

A function for generating debugging questions in a Java programming learning assistant system

Shingo Yamaguchi, Takato Mohri, Nobuo Funabiki

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Abstract

Today many universities offer courses for learning Java programming. Debugging cannot be avoided in programming. Nevertheless, there are not many chances for students to debugging programs, particularly written by another person. In this paper, for increasing that chance, we propose a function for generating a new kind of questions that are called debugging questions. A debugging question requires students to debug a program mixed with bugs. This function provides three ways of mixing bugs: deletion of reserved words, swapping of variables, and replacement by lists. We implemented this function into a Java programming learning assistant system, called JPLAS. We also discussed the usefulness by evaluating the function.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	350-353
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781479987511
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2015.7398573
Publication status	Published - Feb 3 2016
Event	4th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015 - Osaka, Japan Duration: Oct 27 2015 → Oct 30 2015

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Other	4th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	10/27/15 → 10/30/15

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Instrumentation
Biotechnology
Computer Networks and Communications
Signal Processing
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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A function for generating debugging questions in a Java programming learning assistant system. / Yamaguchi, Shingo; Mohri, Takato; Funabiki, Nobuo.
2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 350-353 7398573.

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Yamaguchi, S, Mohri, T & Funabiki, N 2016, A function for generating debugging questions in a Java programming learning assistant system. in 2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015., 7398573, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 350-353, 4th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015, Osaka, Japan, 10/27/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2015.7398573

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