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Authors: Morten Goodwin 1 and Tom Drange 2

Affiliations: 1 University of Agder, Norway ; 2 Noroff University College, Norway

Keyword(s): Programming, Test-Driven Development, Automatic Assessment, Education.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Active Learning ; Computer-Supported Education ; Domain Applications and Case Studies ; e-Learning ; e-Learning in Engineering Education ; e-Learning Success Cases ; Information Technologies Supporting Learning ; Intelligent Learning and Teaching Systems ; Pattern Recognition ; Theory and Methods

Abstract: This paper presents an approach for teaching programming in large university classes based on test driven development (TDD) methods. The approach aims at giving the students an industry-like environment already in their education and introduces full automation and feedback programming classes through unit testing. The focus for this paper is to compare the novel approach with existing teaching methods. It does so by comparing introduction to programming classes in two institutions. One university ran a TDD teaching process with fully automated assessments and feedback, while the other ran a more traditional on-line environment with manual assessments and feedback. The TDD approach has clear advantages when it comes to learning programming as it is done in the industry, including being familiar with tools and approaches used. However, it lacks ways of dealing with cheating and stimulating creativity in student submissions.

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Paper citation in several formats:
Goodwin, M. and Drange, T. (2016). Teaching Programming to Large Student Groups through Test Driven Development - Comparing Established Methods with Teaching based on Test Driven Development. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-179-3; ISSN 2184-5026, SciTePress, pages 281-288. DOI: 10.5220/0005789502810288

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TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: CSEDU
TI - Teaching Programming to Large Student Groups through Test Driven Development - Comparing Established Methods with Teaching based on Test Driven Development
SN - 978-989-758-179-3
IS - 2184-5026
AU - Goodwin, M.
AU - Drange, T.
PY - 2016
SP - 281
EP - 288
DO - 10.5220/0005789502810288
PB - SciTePress