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| − | '''Web-CAT''' is an automated programming assignment grading system developed at Virginia Tech with a focus on grading using student-written tests. It was primarily developed by [[Stephen Edwards]] and is licensed under the AGPL. | + | '''Web-CAT''' is an automated programming assignment grading system developed at Virginia Tech with a focus on grading using student-written tests. It has support for C++ and Java, and was primarily developed by [[Stephen Edwards]] and is licensed under the AGPL. |
Most [[Computer Science]] courses that use automated grading now use Web-CAT. | Most [[Computer Science]] courses that use automated grading now use Web-CAT. | ||
| − | ==See | + | ==Criticism== |
| + | Many students have complained of problems with Web-CAT, due to features like style-checking on by default without any listed style guidelines, and have cited the project's large number of unresolved bugs<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=142064&atid=754973]</ref>. Often, when students complain of problems, they are told that because Web-CAT is open source, they should simply fix the problem themself instead of complaining. | ||
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| + | Other students have cited slow grading and a difficult-to-use user interface as making Web-CAT incredibly frustrating to use. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
* [[Curator]] | * [[Curator]] | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==References== |
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| + | ==External links== | ||
* [http://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/ Homepage] | * [http://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/ Homepage] | ||
* [http://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/WCWiki Web-CAT Wiki] | * [http://web-cat.cs.vt.edu/WCWiki Web-CAT Wiki] | ||
| + | * [http://web-cat.org/ The Web-CAT Community] | ||
* [[sf:projects/web-cat/|Web-CAT Sourceforge Page]] | * [[sf:projects/web-cat/|Web-CAT Sourceforge Page]] | ||
[[Category:Free cultural works on campus]] | [[Category:Free cultural works on campus]] | ||
Revision as of 01:35, 20 March 2012
Web-CAT is an automated programming assignment grading system developed at Virginia Tech with a focus on grading using student-written tests. It has support for C++ and Java, and was primarily developed by Stephen Edwards and is licensed under the AGPL.
Most Computer Science courses that use automated grading now use Web-CAT.
Criticism
Many students have complained of problems with Web-CAT, due to features like style-checking on by default without any listed style guidelines, and have cited the project's large number of unresolved bugs[1]. Often, when students complain of problems, they are told that because Web-CAT is open source, they should simply fix the problem themself instead of complaining.
Other students have cited slow grading and a difficult-to-use user interface as making Web-CAT incredibly frustrating to use.
