Case Study on Using a Programming Practice Tool for Evaluating University Applicants

Case Study on Using a Programming Practice Tool for Evaluating University Applicants

We used a programming practice tool to test basic programming skills of prospective students. A live competition was used to test those skills. Students who did well were asked for further interviews. Most students had no prior background and reported learning the basics of two programming languages...

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Main Authors: BOESCH, Shannon Christopher, STEPPE, Kevin
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
Subjects:
Competition
admissions
education
programming
programming attitude
Higher Education
Software Engineering
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1448
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2447/viewcontent/ProgrammingPracticeForEvaluatingApplicants_CSEIT2011.pdf
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spelling sg-smu-ink.sis_research-24472014-03-10T03:01:35Z Case Study on Using a Programming Practice Tool for Evaluating University Applicants BOESCH, Shannon Christopher STEPPE, Kevin We used a programming practice tool to test basic programming skills of prospective students. A live competition was used to test those skills. Students who did well were asked for further interviews. Most students had no prior background and reported learning the basics of two programming languages within two weeks of self-study. 2011-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1448 info:doi/10.5176/2251-2195_CSEIT37 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2447/viewcontent/ProgrammingPracticeForEvaluatingApplicants_CSEIT2011.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Competition admissions education programming programming attitude Higher Education Software Engineering
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topic Competition
admissions
education
programming
programming attitude
Higher Education
Software Engineering
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admissions
education
programming
programming attitude
Higher Education
Software Engineering
BOESCH, Shannon Christopher
STEPPE, Kevin
Case Study on Using a Programming Practice Tool for Evaluating University Applicants
description We used a programming practice tool to test basic programming skills of prospective students. A live competition was used to test those skills. Students who did well were asked for further interviews. Most students had no prior background and reported learning the basics of two programming languages within two weeks of self-study.
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publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2011
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1448
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2447/viewcontent/ProgrammingPracticeForEvaluatingApplicants_CSEIT2011.pdf
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