Marking Computer Programs with Computer Programs I have been attempting to write this piece on grading computer programs for several months. Automatic grading of computer programs should be relatively easy. There are a large number of instructors teaching programming who have the onerous task of trying to grade large numbers of exercises.
Marking is an onerous job and prone to error.
There is a need and there should be machine assisted solutions. It is possible to do it. Go visit Ceilidh on the World Wide Web to see what can be done. This is a system for automatic grading of computer programs. It has been working for many years and is used in over 30 Universities throughout the world.