D335 – Introduction to Programming in Python
D335 Introduction to Programming in Python
Colleges: School of Technology
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Recurring patterns
tooling_environment_misconfiguration_or_guidance
Automated assessments lack transparency and clear input/output expectations (hidden test-case outputs; unclear expected input handling), causing unexpected failures.
Also, during the OA, can we see the output from the test cases, like with "submit mode" in the practice tests? Otherwise I worry I'll fail again because it's often totally ambiguous what they're testing for
[I want to be 100% certain what the expectation is. I failed it despite getting ver batim correct output on most problems, and I'm concerned it may have to do with the automated system not liking how I was handling inputs that required multiple values (think I used the EOF technique...)]
Anyone else fail this OA even though your outputs matched what they were asking for? I bombed it and emailed the professor but all i received was a study plan to complete before testing again.
Assessment materials misaligned with learning activities
Assessments are misaligned with course materials and intended skills (difficulty mismatch and choice of OA over PA), leaving students unprepared.
["There is zero reason as to why this class is a OA and not a PA.", "There has got to be a better way than to keep erasing and re-writing the solutions to ch 34 until you commit them to memory."]
[...] when it comes to the PA and the chapter 34 questions I am at a complete loss and it seems a bit more advanced than the simpler examples you see in the material. [...] I am just at a complete loss over this class and its made me a bit depressed after finishing the text book ahead of schedule and thinking I'd be ready to test.
Unclear rubric or assessor expectations causing rework
Inadequate evaluator/instructor feedback and remediation after failing assessments (generic study plans instead of targeted, actionable grading explanations).
Anyone else fail this OA even though your outputs matched what they were asking for? I bombed it and emailed the professor but all i received was a study plan to complete before testing again.
Third‑party tool bugs and dependency risks
Third-party lab content (Zybooks v2) contains bugs and conflicting instructions/outputs, forcing students to produce intentionally incorrect code to pass.
I was beyond frustrated working through version 2 and having to code incorrectly to get a passing score for the labs portion. ... the output results have conflicting information to the instructions.
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