Toward a Smart Tool for Supporting Programming Lab Work

In a lab work session, students may spend an inordinate amount of time attempting to correct simple errors, repeatedly revisiting and repeating the same errors due to the limited access to the tutor. Instructors, on the other hand, frequently find themselves explaining the same errors. This tool is designed to improve the educational environment in the computer lab for both students and instructors. The first experiment did not show that the tool improves learning programming, but it showed some insights about students that use the tool only in face-to-face sessions and students that use it only with the training mode compared to a control group.