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Automated generation and correction of diagram-based exercises for Moodle

Publicated to:COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION. 31 (6): 1845-1866 - 2023-11-01 31(6), DOI: 10.1002/cae.22676

Authors: Gomez-Abajo, Pablo; Guerra, Esther; de Lara, Juan

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Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Comp Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author

Abstract

One of the most time-consuming task for teachers is creating and correcting exercises to evaluate students. This is normally performed by hand, which incurs high time costs and is error-prone. A way to alleviate this problem is to provide an assistant tool that automates such tasks. In the case of exercises based on diagrams, they can be represented as models to enable their automated model-based generation for any target environment, like web or mobile applications, or learning platforms like Moodle. In this paper, we propose an automated process for synthesizing five types of diagram-based exercises for the Moodle platform. Being model-based, our solution is domain-agnostic (i.e., it can be applied to arbitrary domains like automata, electronics, or software design). We report on its use within a university course on automata theory, as well as evaluations of generality, effectiveness and efficiency, illustrating the benefits of our approach.

Keywords
<sc>moodle</sc>automated generation of exerciseslanguagemodel mutationmodel-driven engineeringtoolAutomataAutomated generation of exercisesModel mutationModel-driven engineeringMoodleMutation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-05-16:

  • Google Scholar: 5
  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
  • OpenCitations: 2
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 5 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10486/708788
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GOMEZ ABAJO, PABLO) and Last Author (LARA JARAMILLO, JUAN DE).