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VL/HCC 2020
Tue 11 - Fri 14 August 2020 Dunedin, New Zealand
Thu 13 Aug 2020 07:30 - 07:37 at Zoom Room - Supports for Human Learning Chair(s): Michelle Brachman

Code Puzzles can be an engaging way to learn programming concepts, but getting stuck in a puzzle can be discouraging when no help or feedback is available. Teachers and facilitators can alleviate this problem in a classroom setting, but it can be hard for teachers to keep track of who needs help and who is likely to resolve their problem on their own, especially in a large classroom. This work is a step toward helping teachers optimize their time by automatically gauging which students may benefit from an intervention at any given time. We use information about the bugs present in student code to predict which students are more likely to abandon the puzzle or take too long in solving it. Ultimately, we envisions that teachers could use these predictions to make decisions about whom they should help next, and how.

Thu 13 Aug

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07:00 - 07:37
Supports for Human LearningResearch Papers at Zoom Room
Chair(s): Michelle Brachman University of Massachusetts Lowell
07:00
15m
Talk
“I Would Just Ask Someone”: Learning Feature-Rich Design Software in the Modern WorkplaceFull paper
Research Papers
Kimia Kiani Simon Fraser University, Parmit Chilana Simon Fraser University, Andrea Bunt University of Manitoba, Tovi Grossman University of Toronto, George Fitzmaurice Autodesk Research
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07:15
15m
Talk
An Automated Approach to Assessing an Application Tutorial’s DifficultyFull paper
Research Papers
Shahed Anzarus Sabab University of Manitoba, Adnan Khan University of Manitoba, Parmit Chilana Simon Fraser University, Joanna McGrenere University of British Columbia, Andrea Bunt University of Manitoba
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07:30
7m
Talk
Using Bugs in Student Code to Predict Need for HelpShort paper
Research Papers
Yana Malysheva Washington University in St. Louis, Caitlin Kelleher Washington University in St. Louis
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