Deepening computer programming skills by using web-based peer assessment

Peer assessment is a method of motivating students, involving students marking and providing feedback on other students' work. This paper reports on the design and implementation of a novel web-based peer assessment system for computer programming courses, and discusses its deployment on a large programming module. The results indicate that this peer assessment system has successfully helped students to develop their understanding of computer programming

Computer Programming

The chief advantage of the digital computer is that it can be instructed to perform complex or repetitive arithmetical operations in a very short period of time. Any sequence of operations which can be fully analyzed can theoretically be done by a computer. The method of instruction takes the form of various precisely defined computer languages. The programs to be discussed here were written in a Fortran language, Fortran being a contraction of Formula Translation. There are at least four variations of Fortran, but the differences are relatively minor. Fortran is basically intended for scientific and engineering purposes. The programs discussed here were in one case the calculation of electron density in an atomic orbital, and in the other three cases methods of solving systems of equations. No programs are attached to this paper, as they are rather long and not self-explanatory, and were turned in separately

Do Robots Dream of Virtual Sheep: Rediscovering the "Karel the Robot" Paradigm for the "Plug&Play Generation"

We introduce ”C-Sheep”, an educational system designed to teach students the fundamentals of computer programming in a novel and exciting way. Recent studies suggest that computer science education is fast approaching a crisis - application numbers for degree courses in the area of computer programming are down, and potential candidates are put off the subject which they do not fully understand. We address this problem with our system by providing the visually rich virtual environment of ”The Meadow”, where the user writes programs to control the behaviour of a sheep using our ”CSheep” programming language. This combination of the ”Karel the Robot” paradigm with modern 3D computer graphics techniques, more commonly found in computer games, aims to help students to realise that computer programming can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience and intends to help educators with the teaching of computer science fundamentals. Our mini-language-like system for computer science education uses a state of the art rendering engine offering features more commonly found in entertainment systems. The scope of the mini-language is designed to fit in with the curriculum for the first term of an introductory computer program ming course (using the C programming language)

Description of the GDC program for the graphic display of three-dimensional models prepared by the combinatorial geometry technique

Computer programming for graphic display of combinatorial geometr

Using web-based peer assessment in fostering deep learning in computer programming

Active learning is considered by many academics as an important and effective learning strategy. Students can improve the quality of their work by developing their higher cognitive skills through reflection on their own ideas and practice of analytic and evaluative skills. Peer assessment is one of the successful approaches which can be used to enhance this deep learning. In this paper we discuss a novel web-based peer assessment system to support computer programming courses. We discuss the educational rational for the system, and the deep learning theory, report on its deployment on large programming modules. The preliminary results indicate that the system has successfully helped students to develop their higher cognitive skills in learning computer programming

Theoretical calculations of the bremsstrahlung cross section

Mathematical analysis and computer programming for theoretical calculations of bremsstrahlung cross sectio

Procedures for management control of computer programming in Apollo

Procedures for management control of computer programming in Apollo projec

Fourier and statistical analysis at random waveforms, part D Final project report

Computer programming formulas for frequency and statistical analysis of random waveform signals including Fourier analysis, probability density functions, and autocorrelatio