D286 – Java Fundamentals
D286 Java Fundamentals
Colleges: School of Technology
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Recurring patterns
grading_or_answer_key_or_process_issues
inconsistent or implementation-specific automated grading across platforms (ZyBooks/PA/OA) causing correct solutions to be marked wrong
The questions on the PA are somewhat similar to the OA, but when I code the question on the PA I get it right but when I code it on the OA they mark it wrong, even though its similar structure. Same thing for the question that's similar to the Customer customer1 = new Customer(); they have a question similar to that but when I run the code I always get some parse error, but on the PA it runs fine, so I am really confused
Reading other threads it seems like the ZyBook pre-assessment is picky about *how* the implementation is coded, even if one gets the right output... Thats ridiculous to me since they don't tell you what they are actually looking for.
Assessment materials misaligned with learning activities
ZyBooks pre-assessment enforces specific code structure/syntax without providing a clear rubric or guidance
Reading other threads it seems like the ZyBook pre-assessment is picky about *how* the implementation is coded, even if one gets the right output... Thats ridiculous to me since they don't tell you what they are actually looking for.
tooling_environment_misconfiguration_or_guidance
PA and OA environments or evaluation differ (parse/runtime differences or rubric mismatches) so code that runs in PA fails or is marked wrong on OA
The questions on the PA are somewhat similar to the OA, but when I code the question on the PA I get it right but when I code it on the OA they mark it wrong, even though its similar structure. Same thing for the question that's similar to the Customer customer1 = new Customer(); they have a question similar to that but when I run the code I always get some parse error, but on the PA it runs fine, so I am really confused
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