Generating Coding Exercises for Language Concepts by Searching, Simplifying, and Annotating Existing Code

Learning a new programming language is best done through coding exercises. However, manually creating coding exercises is time-consuming because there are many language syntax and concepts to cover. PraxisGen aims to alleviate the burden of problem creation by providing an interface to search, simplify, and annotate publicly available code to be used as exercises. By using the system, the user can create code examples for language concepts that represent real-life programs more efficiently because the system automates some parts of the process. The technical evaluation proves the ability of PraxisGen in finding a wide variety of language concepts, while the user study demonstrates that the system makes the process of creating high-quality exercise problems simpler.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Author dc:creator

• Johanna, Stacia Edina

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Miller, Rob

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright MIT

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/144790

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/144790