thesis.tex

%% Master thesis on Adaptive learning of programming.
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    date          = \the\year/\the\month/\the\day,
    university    = mu,
    faculty       = fi,
    type          = mgr,
    author        = Tomáš Effenberger,
    gender        = m,
    advisor       = {doc. Mgr. Radek Pelánek, Ph.D},
    title         = {Adaptive System for Learning Programming},
    TeXtitle      = {Adaptive System for\\Learning Programming},
    keywords      = {learning programming, domain modeling, student modeling,
                     tutor modeling, programming game, adaptive learning system},
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%% Abstract.
\thesislong{abstract}{%

This thesis presents an adaptive learning system for introductory programming.
To support learning and motivation, the system uses block-based programming,
a novel grid-world programming game, and progress visualization based on
mastery learning.
By adapting difficulty of tasks to the current skills, the system helps the
students to immerse in the problem-solving activity and achieve the state
of flow.
Collected data are used in offline analyses leading to insights that help
to iteratively improve the system.

%The thesis discuss strategies to support learning of introducotory programming,
% usage of artificial intelligence for adaptive behavior, design of a programming
% game, ...


}
%% Thanks.
\thesislong{thanks}{%

My journey towards this thesis started nine years ago at K-SCUK,
a week-long interdisciplinary camp for
high school students, organized by inspiring instructors.
Three of them significantly contributed to my research interests
and skills.
Jan Rygl showed me the power of artificial intelligence
% by guiding me through a project about minimax algorithm for tic-tac-toe.
and later became supervisor of my bachelor thesis.
%Many years after the camp, he supervised my bachelor thesis about automatic question generation.
Jan Papoušek became my colleague in the Adaptive Learning group
and helped me to overcome many challenges involved in
the development of an adaptive learning system.
Finally, Radek Pelánek invited me to the Adaptive Learning group,
became my Master Yoda during my master studies,
gave me a lot of actionable feedback,
and never hesitated to dive with me into a fruitful brainstorming.

Several other friends contributed to the
development of the adaptive learning system described in this thesis;
by implementing some of its parts, performing analyses, discussing ideas,
creating illustrations for the web, %discussing programming issues,
or by helping me with deployment of the system:
Jaroslav Čechák, Jiří Mauritz, Jiří Řihák, Matěj Vaněk, and Barbora Vrzáková.
I am also grateful to all people who tried the system
and gave me feedback.

\bigskip
The development of the adaptive learning system was supported by Red Hat
and Masaryk University Rector Project for outstanding master theses.
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\begin{document}

\include{01-introduction}
\include{02-learning-programming}
\include{03-adaptive-learning}
\include{04-design-of-game}
\include{05-design-of-adaptivity}
\include{06-robomission-implementation}
\include{07-analysis}
\include{08-conclusion}

\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc]

\appendix

\include{appendix-attachments}
\include{appendix-technologies}

\end{document}