Scientific Programming with Python: Assignment Grading Template

Minh Truong, Abanoub Abdelmalak and Karl N. Kirschner, Ph.D.

Department of Computer Science
University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Grantham-Allee 20, 54757 Sankt Augustin, Germany

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This repository contains the HTML and JSON documents needed for grading the course Scientific Programming with Python given at the University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg. The HTML document can be given to grading helpers for their evaluation of homework assignments. A grader can either 1) use the form directly on GitHub (https://karlkirschner.github.io/scipro_assignments_grading/), or clone and open the index.html file on their local browser (note: the content, given as JSON files, should be automatically grabed from this repository).

Content

• grading_template_json.htmlfile: the HTML document that generates the web page. One can use the set const debug = true and copy-and-paste json contents below it to develop ideas locally, prior to pushing it GitHub (which makes things faster).
• references.json file: the main JSON file that will link to the other json files within the criteria` folder
• criteria folder: contains json files developed for specific library/assignment specific feedback

Usage: Graders should open the HTML document (e.g. firefox index.html), and click on the feedback items that are appropriate. At the end of the document, there is a Generate button, which will take the clicked items and compile the text into the bottom window. One can then copy-and-paste the feedback as desired. Upon a new feedback (i.e. another student's solution), click the Reset button at the top. The floating Grading window is just for personal point tallying, and doesn't currently contribute to the compiling via the Generate button.

Modifying: The following information is for those who want to use this as a template in their own courses. You will need to modify the links link in the following files to reflect your own repository and criteria json files:

• the references.json file contains multiple links to this GitHub repository
• the grading_template_json.html file contains one link to this GitHub repository
• the folder criteria contains the feedback a) suitable for all assignments (general.json) and b) specific library/assignments (*.json)

Browsers Tested: Mozilla Firefox and Chrome

Partial Funding: HEP 3 Funding Program for Open Educational Resources

Contribution

1. Karl N. Kirschner - template conceptualization, feedback content and maintenance
2. Abanoub Abdelmalak - template conceptualization and HTML prototyping
3. Minh Truong - conceptualization and coding JSON components