Investigating Student Errors in Code Refactoring
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2023-06-29
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Carneiro Oliveira, Eduardo
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Abstract
Learning to develop code of good quality is challenging. One way to improve code quality is through code refactoring. Students make several mistakes when refactoring code. This research project aims to comprehend student errors in code refactoring, as well as to evaluate how the use of automated tools can help students remediate these errors.
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refactoring tools, code quality, code refactoring, refactoring misconceptions, student refactoring errors, programming education, Taverne
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Carneiro de Oliveira, E 2023, Investigating Student Errors in Code Refactoring. in ITiCSE 2023 - Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE, vol. 2, Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, pp. 605–606. https://doi.org/10.1145/3587103.3594146