Application of Item Response Theory for Computerized Assessment of Programming Languages

Student: Kostryukov Anton

Faculty: Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science (HSE Nizhny Novgorod)

Educational Programme: Business Informatics (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2019

Nowadays, the problem of quality management in the educational sphere is pivotal for business and its employees. However, the majority of the existing approaches are unable to handle the problem as effectively as it is necessary to maintain competitiveness in the context of the modern market conjuncture. Estimating the quality of programming education has always been a non-trivial problem, especially considering constantly growing demand and everchanging market requirements. The aim of the study is to refine approaches implemented in the latest version of the system. In addition, the format of the research opens up possibilities for building a commercial solution or monetizing the current iteration of the system effortlessly.

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