abstract
- © 2016 IEEE.Work in Progress. The first programming course has never been an easy task for students; on the other hand, it is known that students' participation in classroom activities benefits their learning process. Our approach is to increase students' participation in the classroom as well as to make it easier and faster for the professor to provide feedback in the classroom activities, so that students can know if their participation was correct in a short period of time. To make this possible, we designed InClass Assistant, a software tool that promotes class participation and facilitates the way in which the professor gives feedback on class activities. In this paper, we present the tool and the way it has been used in our courses. We also show the students' and the professor's points of view about using this tool in class sessions.