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

• Main Authors: BOESCH, Shannon Christopher, STEPPE, Kevin
• Format: text
• 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
• Institution: Singapore Management University

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...