On the Differences in Time That Students Take to Write Solutions to Programming Problems

Fabian Fagerholm; Arto Hellas

doi:10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274237

On the Differences in Time That Students Take to Write Solutions to Programming Problems

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In this work, we study productivity differences in an introductory programming course. Focusing on a set of students who completed all programming
assignments in the course, we quantify differences in productivity, measured through the time spent on completing the assignments. We focus both on the overall time needed to complete all
programming assignments in the course, as well as on time
spent on individual programming assignments. In addition, the
effect of previous programming experience and difficulty of
the programming assignment is considered. Our results show
significant productivity differences between students. In addition, while programming experience influences productivity, a
proportion of students who have never programmed before are
faster in completing the programming assignments than students
with considerable amounts of previous programming experience.
Our results suggest that the classic credit-based or lecture hour
based workload estimates of a course fit poorly to the whole
course population in programming, suggesting that programming
courses and training should be adjusted based on the participant.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Otsikko	2020 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2020 - Proceedings
Kustantaja	IEEE
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-1-7281-8961-1
ISBN (painettu)	978-1-7281-8962-8
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274237
Tila	Julkaistu - 21 lokak. 2020
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
Tapahtuma	Frontiers in Education Conference - Uppsala, Ruotsi Kesto: 21 lokak. 2020 → 24 lokak. 2020 https://www.fie2020.org/

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Nimi	IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)
Kustantaja	IEEE
ISSN (painettu)	1539-4565
ISSN (elektroninen)	2377-634X

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Conference	Frontiers in Education Conference
Lyhennettä	FIE
Maa/Alue	Ruotsi
Kaupunki	Uppsala
Ajanjakso	21/10/2020 → 24/10/2020
www-osoite	https://www.fie2020.org/

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10.1109/FIE44824.2020.9274237

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