This paper describes a classification scheme that can be used to investigate the
characteristics of introductory programming examinations. The scheme itself is described …

This paper describes the development of a classification scheme that can be used to
investigate the characteristics of introductory programming examinations. We describe the …

Previous studies of assessment of programming via written examination have focused on
analysis of the examination papers and the questions they contain. This paper reports the …

Learning to program is difficult, a situation that is largely responsible for high attrition rates in
Computer Science schools. Novice programmers struggle to grasp an early understanding …

Failure rates in introductory programming courses are notoriously high, and researchers
have noted that students struggle with the assessments that we typically use to evaluate …

This paper reports on the combining of two related but hitherto distinct themes in
programming education research. The first is the recognition that students in programming …

The final assessment of a course must reflect its goals and contents. An important goal of our
introductory programming course is that the students learn a systematic approach for the …

The high variability of students' backgrounds typically found in introductory programming
courses creates additional difficulties to foster motivation and ensure the desired …

A recent study [7] has shown that many computing students are not able to develop
straightforward programs after the introductory programming sequence. Normal student …

Bloom's Taxonomy is difficult to apply consistently to assessment tasks in introductory
programming courses. The Bloom taxonomy is a valuable tool that could enable analysis …