arXiv AI

Automated grading of Linux/bash examinations using large language models: a four-level cognitive taxonomy approach

arXiv:2607. 02432v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scalable and reliable grading of command-line examinations remains a challenge in computing education, where rising enrolments make manual marking difficult and rule-based autograders cannot handle partial credit, equivalent solutions, or syntactic variation.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 2

CogTax: A Four-Level Cognitive Taxonomy for Command-Line Computing Education

arXiv:2607. 00140v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As computing education expands beyond traditional programming into operational domains such as systems administration and command-line environments, existing pedagogical frameworks struggle to capture a dimension that is critical in these contexts: the real-world consequences of learner actions.

By Manuel Alonso-Carracedo (Universidade de Vigo, Spain, IFCAE, Universidade de Vigo, Spain), Ruben Fernandez-Boullon (Universidade de Vigo, Spain, IFCAE, Universidade de Vigo, Spain), Pedro Celard (Universidade de Vigo, Spain, IFCAE, Universidade de Vigo, Spain), Francisco J. Rodriguez-Martinez (Universidade de Vigo, Spain, IFCAE, Universidade de Vigo, Spain), Lorena Otero-Cerdeira (Universidade de Vigo, Spain, IFCAE, Universidade de Vigo, Spain)
arXiv AI
Jun 19

Measuring Curriculum Alignment across Topical Coverage, Competency, and Cognitive Depth: A Longitudinal Framework Applied to CS2013 and CS2023

arXiv:2606. 19469v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Undergraduate computer science is governed by international curricular guidelines revised about once a decade, yet programs lack a reliable, reproducible way to measure how completely they cover the current guidelines and how that coverage shifts when the guidelines are restructured.

By Sherzod Turaev, Mary John, Saja Aldabet, Mamoun Awad, Nazar Zaki, Khaled Shuaib
arXiv AI
Jul 2

Comparing Large Language Models on Scrum Certification-Style Questions: Accuracy, Stability, and Error Patterns

arXiv:2607. 00048v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used in exam- and certification-style question answering tasks, where their ability to retrieve, interpret, and apply domain-specific knowledge can be systematically assessed.

By Robson Alves Vilar, Emanuel Dantas Filho, Ademar Fran\c{c}a de Sousa Neto, Mirko Perkusich, Danyllo Wagner Albuquerque, Jo\~ao Paiva, Kyller Gorg\^onio, Angelo Perkusich