jun 6, 2015 - Automatic Evaluation of Computer Programs Using Moodle's Virtual Programming Lab (VPL) Plug-in

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- Dominique Thiébaut

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Computing Sciences in Colleges

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With the increased enrollment in CS courses and the growing interest in providing MOOCs, automated grading of student programs is becoming more of a need than an option. This paper describes the first experience of using Moodle's Virtual Programming Lab (VPL) for the automatic evaluation of students' program in two of our programming courses. Early experimentation in several courses shows the plug-in to be flexible and robust, allowing for sophisticated ways to test student programs. The automatic grading requires a significant shift of faculty time, putting the bulk of the effort up-front, preparing the assignment, the testing environment, and its validation. However, once this phase is over, very little effort is required once the assignment deadline is passed.

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