An operator fill-in-blank problem for algorithm understanding in Java programming learning assistant system

Nobuo Funabiki; Shin Sasaki; Tana; Wen Chung Kao

doi:10.1109/GCCE.2015.7398539

An operator fill-in-blank problem for algorithm understanding in Java programming learning assistant system

Nobuo Funabiki, Shin Sasaki, Tana, Wen Chung Kao

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Abstract

A Web-based Java Programming Learning Assistant System (JPLAS) has been developed to help novice students studying Java programming through self-learning. As one function, JPLAS provides the fill-in-blank problem that requests filling in the blank elements in a given code with several blanks. Currently, reserved words, identifiers, or control symbols can be blanked to have unique correct answers, which may be solved without reading the code carefully. In this paper, we propose to additionally blank operators in conditional expressions of core statements in the code so that students can understand the structure to realize the specification. For preliminary evaluations, we generated six operator fill-in-blank problems, and assigned them to students where the number of answer submissions per blank has increased from that of conventional problems.

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	346-347
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479987511
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2015.7398539
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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An operator fill-in-blank problem for algorithm understanding in Java programming learning assistant system. / Funabiki, Nobuo; Sasaki, Shin; Tana et al.
2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016. p. 346-347 7398539.

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Funabiki, N, Sasaki, S, Tana & Kao, WC 2016, An operator fill-in-blank problem for algorithm understanding in Java programming learning assistant system. in 2015 IEEE 4th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015., 7398539, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 346-347, 4th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2015, Osaka, Japan, 10/27/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/GCCE.2015.7398539

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