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An Open-Source Gamified Programming Learning Environment (Short Paper)

Authors José Carlos Paiva , Ricardo Queirós , José Paulo Leal , Jakub Swacha , Filip Miernik

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  • Applied computing → Computer-managed instruction
  • Applied computing → Interactive learning environments
  • Applied computing → E-learning
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  • learning environment
  • programming exercises
  • gamification
  • programming learning
  • automatic assessment

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Abstract

The importance of e-learning tools facilitating the process of learning to program is growing, especially as the pandemic-caused lockdown enforced distance learning in many countries. The key success factor in this process is the provision of an instant and relevant feedback to students. In this paper, we describe a novel open-source programming learning environment featuring automatic assessment of students' solutions and customized gamification. This environment has been developed as a part of the FGPE framework.

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José Carlos Paiva, Ricardo Queirós, José Paulo Leal, Jakub Swacha, and Filip Miernik. An Open-Source Gamified Programming Learning Environment (Short Paper). In Second International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2021). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 91, pp. 5:1-5:8, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021) https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.ICPEC.2021.5

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José Carlos Paiva
  • CRACS - INESC-Porto LA, Portugal
  • DCC - FCUP, Porto, Portugal
Ricardo Queirós
  • CRACS - INESC-Porto LA, Portugal
  • uniMAD - ESMAD, Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal
José Paulo Leal
  • CRACS - INESC-Porto LA, Portugal
  • DCC - FCUP, Porto, Portugal
Jakub Swacha
  • University of Szczecin, Poland
Filip Miernik
  • University of Szczecin, Poland

Funding

This paper is based on the work done within the Framework for Gamified Programming Education project supported by the European Union’s Erasmus Plus programme (agreement no. 2018-1-PL01-KA203-050803).

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