%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluating Prospects in Programming with Features in Graphic Function Use
%A Tomoharu Kobayashi
%A Hiromitsu Shimakawa
%A Fumiko Harada
%J Creative Education
%P 1945-1964
%@ 2151-4771
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ce.2023.1410124
%X In this paper, we propose a quantitative evaluation method of students¡¯
thinking in group learning. Thinking evaluation will become increasingly
important in programming education in Japan. However, it is impossible for
instructors to single-handedly evaluate their students¡¯ thinking at the same
time. It is necessary to provide a quantitative evaluation method that can be
applied to a variety of educational situations in order to help instructors. We
define coding vectors based on students¡¯ source code that will serve as an in<span>dicator of evaluation. Moreover, we judge
students¡¯ prospects through a 3-step</span> analysis with their coding vectors.
We analyzed coding vectors for 22 participants obtained through a task
experiment. We evaluated students¡¯ thinking from three perspectives:
visualization, distance, and direction. As a result, all three ways had the
ability to grasp students¡¯ thinking content. Coding vectors allow us to
comprehensively judge students¡¯ coding steps and their prospects. In this
paper, we discuss the expressive power of coding vectors for coding content,
and task settings appropriate for them.
%K Programming
%K Computational Thinking
%K Source Code
%K Figure Drawing
%K Feature Vector
%K PCA
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128345