Automated Assessment in Mobile Programming Courses: Leveraging GitHub Classroom and Flutter for Enhanced Student Outcomes

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Autori principali: Alves, Pedro, Cipriano, Bruno Pereira
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author Alves, Pedro
Cipriano, Bruno Pereira
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Cipriano, Bruno Pereira
contents The growing demand for skilled mobile developers has made mobile programming courses an essential component of computer science curricula. However, these courses face unique challenges due to the complexity of mobile development environments and the graphical, interactive nature of mobile applications. This paper explores the potential of using GitHub Classroom, combined with the Flutter framework, for the automated assessment of mobile programming assignments. By leveraging GitHub Actions for continuous integration and Flutter's robust support for test automation, the proposed approach enables an auto-grading cost-effective solution. We evaluate the feasibility of integrating these tools through an experiment in a Mobile Programming course and present findings from a student survey that assesses their perceptions of the proposed evaluation model. The results are encouraging, showing that the approach is well-received by students.
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spellingShingle Automated Assessment in Mobile Programming Courses: Leveraging GitHub Classroom and Flutter for Enhanced Student Outcomes
Alves, Pedro
Cipriano, Bruno Pereira
Software Engineering
The growing demand for skilled mobile developers has made mobile programming courses an essential component of computer science curricula. However, these courses face unique challenges due to the complexity of mobile development environments and the graphical, interactive nature of mobile applications. This paper explores the potential of using GitHub Classroom, combined with the Flutter framework, for the automated assessment of mobile programming assignments. By leveraging GitHub Actions for continuous integration and Flutter's robust support for test automation, the proposed approach enables an auto-grading cost-effective solution. We evaluate the feasibility of integrating these tools through an experiment in a Mobile Programming course and present findings from a student survey that assesses their perceptions of the proposed evaluation model. The results are encouraging, showing that the approach is well-received by students.
title Automated Assessment in Mobile Programming Courses: Leveraging GitHub Classroom and Flutter for Enhanced Student Outcomes
topic Software Engineering
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04230