An intelligent tutoring system for programming education based on informative tutoring feedback: system development, algorithm design, and empirical study

IF 3.5 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Xuanyan Zhong, Zehui Zhan
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) for programming learning based on information tutoring feedback (ITF) to provide real-time guidance and feedback to self-directed learners during programming problem-solving and to improve learners’ computational thinking. Design/methodology/approach By analyzing the mechanism of action of ITF on the development of computational thinking, an ITF strategy and corresponding ITS acting on the whole process of programming problem-solving were developed to realize the evaluation of programming problem-solving ideas based on program logic. On the one hand, a lexical and syntactic analysis of the programming problem solutions input by the learners is performed and presented with a tree-like structure. On the other hand, by comparing multiple algorithms, it is implemented to compare the programming problem solutions entered by the learners with the answers and analyze the gaps to give them back to the learners to promote the improvement of their computational thinking. Findings This study clarifies the mechanism of the role of ITF-based ITS in the computational thinking development process. Results indicated that the ITS designed in this study is effective in promoting students’ computational thinking, especially for low-level learners. It also helped to improve students’ learning motivation, and reducing cognitive load, while there’s no significant difference among learners of different levels. Originality/value This study developed an ITS based on ITF to address the problem of learners’ difficulty in obtaining real-time guidance in the current programming problem-solving-based computational thinking development, providing a good aid for college students’ independent programming learning.
基于信息辅导反馈的编程教育智能辅导系统:系统开发、算法设计和实证研究
本研究的目的是开发一种基于信息辅导反馈(ITF)的编程学习智能辅导系统(ITS),为自主学习者在编程解题过程中提供实时指导和反馈,提高学习者的计算思维能力。通过分析ITF对计算思维发展的作用机制,开发了一种作用于编程解题全过程的ITF策略和相应的ITS,实现了基于程序逻辑的编程解题思路评价。一方面,对学习者输入的编程问题解决方案进行词法和句法分析,并以树状结构呈现。另一方面,通过多种算法的比较,实现将学习者输入的编程问题解决方案与答案进行比较,分析差距,反馈给学习者,促进学习者计算思维的提高。研究结果本研究阐明了基于 ITF 的 ITS 在计算思维培养过程中的作用机制。研究结果表明,本研究设计的智能学习系统能有效促进学生的计算思维,尤其是对低水平学习者而言。原创性/价值本研究开发了基于 ITF 的 ITS,解决了当前基于编程问题解决的计算思维培养中学习者难以获得实时指导的问题,为大学生自主编程学习提供了良好的辅助工具。
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Interactive Technology and Smart Education
Interactive Technology and Smart Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-
CiteScore
12.00
自引率
2.30%
发文量
30
期刊介绍: Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE) is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, which provides a distinct forum to specially promote innovation and participative research approaches. The following terms are defined, as used in the context of this journal: -Interactive Technology refers to all forms of digital technology, as described above, emphasizing innovation and human-/user-centred approaches. -Smart Education "SMART" is used as an acronym that refers to interactive technology that offers a more flexible and tailored approach to meet diverse individual requirements by being “Sensitive, Manageable, Adaptable, Responsive and Timely” to educators’ pedagogical strategies and learners’ educational and social needs’. -Articles are invited that explore innovative use of educational technologies that advance interactive technology in general and its applications in education in particular. The journal aims to bridge gaps in the field by promoting design research, action research, and continuous evaluation as an integral part of the development cycle of usable solutions/systems.
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