Peer-reviewed papers, conference work, datasets, and software artifacts across automated assessment, program analysis, gamification, educational technology, and generative AI.
OASIcs, Volume 145, ICPEC 2026
While Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Moodle are ubiquitous in higher education, they often lack dynamic, personalized academic support. We present GamiBot, an intelligent pedagogical agent natively integrated into Moodle to bridge this gap. GamiBot combines Large Language Model (LLM)…
Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik
Presents GamiBot, an AI-powered pedagogical agent integrated into Moodle combining conversational RAG assistance, automated feedback, and native gamification mechanics.
Electronics
Automated assessment tools for programming assignments have become increasingly popular in computing education. These tools offer a cost-effective and highly available way to provide timely and consistent feedback to students. However, when evaluating a logically incorrect source code, there are…
International Journal of Data Science and Analytics
Abstract Clustering of source code is a technique that can help improve feedback in automated program assessment. Grouping code submissions that contain similar mistakes can, for instance, facilitate the identification of students’ difficulties to provide targeted feedback. Moreover, solutions with…
Computer Science and Information Systems
Static source code analysis techniques are gaining relevance in automated assessment of programming assignments as they can provide less rigorous evaluation and more comprehensive and formative feedback. These techniques focus on source code aspects rather than requiring effective code execution. To…
Computers
This paper is poised to inform educators, policy makers and software developers about the untapped potential of PWAs in creating engaging, effective, and personalized learning experiences in the field of programming education. We aim to address a significant gap in the current understanding of the…
Electronics
Learning to program requires diligent practice and creates room for discovery, trial and error, debugging, and concept mapping. Learners must walk this long road themselves, supported by appropriate and timely feedback. Providing such feedback in programming exercises is not a humanly feasible task.…
Information
As gamification spreads to new areas, new applications are being developed and the interest in evaluating gamified systems continues to grow. To date, however, no one has comprehensively approached this topic: multiple evaluation dimensions and measures have been proposed and applied without any…
Data in Brief
Learning how to program is a difficult task. To acquire the required skills, novice programmers must solve a broad range of programming activities, always supported with timely, rich, and accurate feedback. Automated assessment tools play a major role in fulfilling these needs, being a common…
Learning Technologies and Systems
A comprehensive bibliometric mapping of automated assessment literature in computer science, analysing publication trends, key authors, citations, and emerging themes.
4th International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2023)
Malicious actors can cause severe damage by exploiting software vulnerabilities. In industrial settings, where critical infrastructures rely on software, handling these vulnerabilities with utmost care is crucial to prevent catastrophic consequences. For this purpose, a cybersecurity awareness…
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Information Systems Development
Gamified learning environments can effectively support programming education only if their usability satisfies students. Here, we report the results of the usability evaluation of the FGPE PLE, an open-source gamification-supporting web platform for learning programming. The evaluation was based on…
ACM Transactions on Computing Education
Practical programming competencies are critical to the success in computer science (CS) education and go-to-market of fresh graduates. Acquiring the required level of skills is a long journey of discovery, trial and error, and optimization seeking through a broad range of programming activities that…
Information
E-learning tools are gaining increasing relevance as facilitators in the task of learning how to program. This is mainly a result of the pandemic situation and consequent lockdown in several countries, which forced distance learning. Instant and relevant feedback to students, particularly if coupled…
Second International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2021)
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…
International Conference on Writing Research
Presents HandSpy 3.0, a refactored web platform for capturing, logging, and analyzing real-time digital pen handwriting and pauses during expressive writing research.
10th Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies (SLATE 2021)
Practice is pivotal in learning programming. As many other automated assessment tools for programming assignments, Mooshak has been adopted by numerous educational practitioners to support them in delivering timely and accurate feedback to students during exercise solving. These tools specialize in…
10th Symposium on Languages, Applications and Technologies (SLATE 2021)
Problem-solving is considered one of the most important skills to retain in the coming decades for building a modern and proactive society. In this realm, computer programming learning is vital to enrich those skills. Practicing in this area boils down to solve programming exercises. In order to…
Information
Loss of motivation is one of the most prominent concerns in programming education as it negatively impacts time dedicated to practice, which is crucial for novice programmers. Of the distinct techniques introduced in the literature to engage students, gamification, is likely the most widely explored…
Information
The paper introduces Gamified Education Interoperability Language (GEdIL), designed as a means to represent the set of gamification concepts and rules applied to courses and exercises separately from their actual educational content. This way, GEdIL allows not only for an easy yet effective…
The Challenges of the Digital Transformation in Education
Proposes an authoring framework and workflow for game-based programming challenges aimed at increasing novice programmers' engagement and practice.
2019 International Symposium on Educational Technology (ISET)
Computer programming is a difficult subject that can only be mastered with lots of practice. It is therefore of primary importance to rise and retain students' engagement during a programming course, a task in which gamification has been proven as a competent method. Even though there are numerous…
Procedia Computer Science
Computer programming is a complex domain both to teach and learn. This incited endeavors to find methods that could mitigate at least some of the existing barriers. In the last years, automatic assessment has been playing an important role in reducing the burden of teachers in the assessment of…
Porto Biomedical Journal
Investigates autonomic nervous system responses and heart rate variability (HRV) correlates during expressive writing tasks.
International Conference on Writing Research
Describes the deployment of HandSpy 2.3 to capture, log, and analyze real-time handwriting dynamics and spelling processes.
OpenAccess Series in Informatics
Presents Asura, a game-based assessment environment built on top of Mooshak that challenges students to code Software Agents to compete in automated game tournaments.
Technology Enhanced Assessment
Enhances Mooshak 2.0 with graph-based diagram evaluation capability, automated feedback generation, and extensible web editing.
OpenAccess Series in Informatics
Introduces Moozz, an extension for Mooshak 2.0 supporting automated evaluation of multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching quizzes.
OpenAccess Series in Informatics
Presents Raccode, an Eclipse IDE plugin connecting desktop development workflows with automated assessment servers.
OpenAccess Series in Informatics
Presents techniques for generating rich, formative feedback in automated evaluation of visual diagrammatic languages.
Gamification-Based E-Learning Strategies for Computer Programming Education
Details the architectural design and implementation of Enki, a web-based IDE that integrates gamification services to support programming language learning.
Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
Introduces Enki, a web-based IDE that aggregates distributed pedagogical services—code evaluation, gamification, and resource sequencing—into a unified learning portal.
OpenAccess Series in Informatics
Presents Eshu, a modular HTML5 web editor for diagrammatic languages supporting graph drawing, custom node/edge semantics, and integration with automated evaluation systems.
Computer Science and Information Systems
Presents Odin, a dedicated gamification REST service tailored for e-learning platforms to manage points, badges, leaderboards, and user progress.
State-of-the-Art and Future Directions of Smart Learning
Discusses standards and architectures (e.g. LTI) for seamlessly integrating rich, interactive educational applications into Learning Management Systems.
Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
Overview of student workflows and pedagogical tools available within Enki for learning computer science languages.
Communications in Computer and Information Science
Presents Odin, a specialized microservice providing gamification mechanics—badges, experience points, leaderboards—for educational applications.
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