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Automated Assessment of Simple Web Applications (Short Paper)

Authors Luís Maia Costa , José Paulo Leal , Ricardo Queirós

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Luís Maia Costa
  • Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
  • CRACS - INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
José Paulo Leal
  • Faculty of Sciences, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
  • CRACS - INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal
Ricardo Queirós
  • uniMAD, ESMAD/P.Porto, Portugal
  • CRACS - INESC TEC, Porto, Portugal

Funding

José Paulo Leal is financed by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT - within project LA/P/0063/2020. We also would like to acknowledge the European Union’s Erasmus Plus programme (agreement no. 72020-1-ES01-KA226-VET-096004).

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Luís Maia Costa, José Paulo Leal, and Ricardo Queirós. Automated Assessment of Simple Web Applications (Short Paper). In 4th International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2023). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 112, pp. 11:1-11:8, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)
https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2023.11

Abstract

Web programming education is an important component of modern computer science curricula. Assessing students’ web programming skills can be time-consuming and challenging for educators. This paper introduces Webpal, an automated assessment tool for web programming exercises in entry-level courses. Webpal evaluates web applications coded in HTML, CSS, and Javascript, and provides feedback to students. This tool integrates with Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) through an API, allowing the creation, storage, and access to exercises while assessing student attempts based on the created exercises. The evaluation process comprises various subcomponents: static assessment, interface matching, functional testing, and feedback management. This approach aims to provide feedback that helps students overcome their challenges in web programming assignments. This paper also presents a demo showcasing the tool’s features and functionality in a simulated VLE environment.

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  • Applied computing → Interactive learning environments
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  • Web Applications
  • Static Assessment
  • Interface Matching
  • Functional Assessment
  • Feedback Manager

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