@article{Benford_Burke_Foxley_Gutteridge_Zin_1, title={Early experiences of computer-aided assessment and administration when teaching computer programming}, volume={1}, url={https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/article/view/749}, DOI={10.3402/rlt.v1i2.9481}, abstractNote={<p>This paper describes early experiences with the Ceilidh system currently being piloted at over 30 institutions of higher education. Ceilidh is a course-management system for teaching computer programming whose core is an auto-assessment facility. This facility automatically marks students programs from a range of perspectives, and may be used in an iterative manner, enabling students to work towards a target level of attainment. Ceilidh also includes extensive courseadministration and progress-monitoring facilities, as well as support for other forms of assessment including short-answer marking and the collation of essays for later hand-marking. The paper discusses the motivation for developing Ceilidh, outlines its major facilities, then summarizes experiences of developing and actually using it at the coal-face over three years of teaching.</p><p><strong>DOI:</strong>10.1080/0968776930010206</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Research in Learning Technology}, author={Benford Steve and Burke Edmund and Foxley Eric and Gutteridge Neil and Zin Abdullah Mohd}, year={1}, month={1} }