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ICSE 2023
Sun 14 - Sat 20 May 2023 Melbourne, Australia
Fri 19 May 2023 17:07 - 17:15 at Meeting Room 101 - SE education methods and tools Chair(s): Andrew Begel

In this paper, we analyze keystroke log data from two introductory programming courses from two distinct contexts to investigate the proportion of events that compile, how this relates to contextual factors, the progression of programs, and academic outcomes. We find that, as students write their programs, frequency of compile and run events increases as does the proportion of events that compile. We also find a spike in the number of compile and run events as a program nears completion, that the proportion of events that compile varies by assignment, length of program, and programming context, that real-time IDE error diagnostics lead to higher proportion of events that are in compilable state, and that a student’s awareness of their compilable state is correlated with exam score while the amount of time they spend in an uncompilable state is not. Among the practical implications of our work are the fact that researchers cannot rely on frequency of compilation remaining constant through an assignment and a call to researchers and practitioners to design pedagogies that enhance student awareness of their compilable state.

Fri 19 May

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15:45 - 17:15
SE education methods and toolsTechnical Track / SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training at Meeting Room 101
Chair(s): Andrew Begel Carnegie Mellon University
15:45
15m
Talk
On the Applicability of Language Models to Block-Based Programs
Technical Track
Elisabeth Griebl University of Passau, Benedikt Fein University of Passau, Florian Obermueller University of Passau, Gordon Fraser University of Passau, René Just University of Washington
16:00
15m
Talk
Improving Grading Outcomes in Software Engineering Projects Through Automated Contributions Summaries
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Kai Presler-Marshall Bowdoin College, Sarah Heckman North Carolina State University, Kathryn Stolee North Carolina State University
16:15
15m
Talk
Analyzing the Quality of Submissions in Online Programming Courses
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Maria Tigina JetBrains Research, Anastasiia Birillo JetBrains Research, Yaroslav Golubev JetBrains Research, Hieke Keuning Utrecht University, Nikolay Vyahhi Stepik, Timofey Bryksin JetBrains Research
Pre-print
16:30
15m
Talk
A Metric for Measuring Software Engineering Post-Graduate Outcomes
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Travis Breaux Carnegie Mellon University, Jennifer Moritz Carnegie Mellon University
16:45
7m
Talk
Using Focus to Personalise Learning and Feedback in Software Engineering Education
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Bansri Amish Modi School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Andrew Cain School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Guy Wood-Bradley Deakin University, Jake Renzella University of New South Wales, Sydney
16:52
7m
Talk
Shaping a Tool for Developing Computing Students’ Professional Identity - Industry Perspectives
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Laura Tubino Deakin University, Kerri Morgan Deakin University, Guy Wood-Bradley Deakin University, Andrew Cain School of Information Technology, Deakin University
17:00
7m
Talk
REFERENT: Transformer based Feedback Generation using Assignment Information for Programming Course
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Jinseok Heo Sungkyunkwan University, Hohyeon Jeong Sungkyunkwan University, Dongwook Choi SungKyunKwan University, Eunseok Lee Sungkyunkwan University
17:07
7m
Talk
Factors Affecting Compilable State at Each Keystroke in CS1
SEET - Software Engineering Education and Training
Steven Scott Utah State University, Arto Hellas Aalto University, Juho Leinonen The University of Auckland, John Edwards Utah State University